Bug#400906: SA23111: evince: get_next_text() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

2006-12-29 Thread Alex de Oliveira Silva
closes 400906 thanks DSA-1243-1[1,2] closes this bug. [1] - http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1243 [2] - http://secunia.com/advisories/23579/ regards, -- .''`. : :' :Alex de Oliveira Silva | enerv `. `' www.enerv.net `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL

Bug#400906: SA23111: evince: get_next_text() Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

2006-11-29 Thread Alex de Oliveira Silva
Package: evince Version: 0.4.0-2+b2 Severity: important Tags: security A vulnerability has been discovered in Evince, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system. The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the get_next_text() function in ps/ps.c. This