Debian DSA-179-1 : gnome-gv - buffer overflow

medium Nessus Plugin ID 15016

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

Zen-parse discovered a buffer overflow in gv, a PostScript and PDF viewer for X11. The same code is present in gnome-gv. This problem is triggered by scanning the PostScript file and can be exploited by an attacker sending a malformed PostScript or PDF file. The attacker is able to cause arbitrary code to be run with the privileges of the victim.

Solution

Upgrade the gnome-gv package.

This problem has been fixed in version 1.1.96-3.1 for the current stable distribution (woody), in version 0.82-2.1 for the old stable distribution (potato) and version 1.99.7-9 for the unstable distribution (sid).

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 15016

File Name: debian_DSA-179.nasl

Version: 1.21

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/29/2004

Updated: 1/4/2021

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:3.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:gnome-gv, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/18/2002

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2002

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-0838

BID: 5808

DSA: 179

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