Title : Debian Security Update Fixes GNU gv "ps_gettext()" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4624 CVE ID : CVE-2006-5864
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-11-21
Technical Description
Debian has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in GNU gv. This flaw could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4424
Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge) - Upgrade to version 3.6.1-10sarge2
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - Upgrade to version 3.6.2-2
Debian GNU/Linux testing (etch) - Upgrade to version 3.6.2-2 References
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