Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59077
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu USN-390-3 (evince-gtk)
Summary:	Ubuntu USN-390-3 (evince-gtk)
Description:	The remote host is missing an update to evince-gtk announced via advisory USN-390-3. A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. Details follow: USN-390-2 fixed vulnerabilities in evince. This update provides the corresponding update for evince-gtk. Original advisory details: A buffer overflow was discovered in the PostScript processor included in evince. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PS file, an attacker could crash evince or execute arbitrary code with the user's privileges. Solution: The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: evince-gtk 0.5.2-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 6.10: evince-gtk 0.5.2-0ubuntu4.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-390-3 Risk factor : High
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2006-5864 Bugtraq: 20061109 GNU gv Stack Overflow Vulnerability (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451057/100/0/threaded Bugtraq: 20061112 Re: GNU gv Stack Overflow Vulnerability (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/451422/100/200/threaded Bugtraq: 20061128 evince buffer overflow exploit (gv) (Google Search) http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/archive/1/452868/100/0/threaded http://milw0rm.com/exploits/2858 Debian Security Information: DSA-1214 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1214 Debian Security Information: DSA-1243 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1243 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-20.xml http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200703-24.xml http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-06.xml http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:214 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:229 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:026 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:028 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_28_sr.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2006:029 (Google Search) http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_29_sr.html http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-2 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-390-3 CERT/CC vulnerability note: VU#352825 http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/352825 BugTraq ID: 20978 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20978 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4424 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4747 http://secunia.com/advisories/22787 http://secunia.com/advisories/23006 http://secunia.com/advisories/23018 http://secunia.com/advisories/23118 http://secunia.com/advisories/23111 http://secunia.com/advisories/23183 http://secunia.com/advisories/23266 http://secunia.com/advisories/23306 http://secunia.com/advisories/23353 http://secunia.com/advisories/23335 http://secunia.com/advisories/23409 http://secunia.com/advisories/23579 http://secunia.com/advisories/22932 http://secunia.com/advisories/24787 http://secunia.com/advisories/24649 XForce ISS Database: gnu-gv-buffer-overflow(30153) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30153 XForce ISS Database: evince-postscript-bo(30555) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/30555
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