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>> GNOME Evince "get_next_text()" Function Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : GNOME Evince "get_next_text()" Function Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4747
CVE ID : CVE-2006-5864
Rated as : Moderate Risk 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-11-28
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A vulnerability has been identified in GNOME Evince, which could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "get_next_text()" function when handling a PostScript file containing an overly long field (e.g. DocumentMedia, DocumentPaperSizes, PageMedia, and PaperSize), which could be exploited by attackers to crash a vulnerable application or compromise a vulnerable system by convincing a user to open a specially crafted file.
Affected Products
GNOME Evince version 0.6.1 and prior
Solution
Upgrade to version 0.7 :
http://download.gnome.org/sources/evince/0.7/evince-0.7.0.tar.gz
References
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4747
Credits
Vulnerability reported by K-sPecial
ChangeLog
2006-11-28 : Initial release
2006-12-18 : Updated Solution
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