CVE-2006-3119

Description

The fbgs framebuffer Postscript/PDF viewer in fbi before 2.01 has a typo that prevents a filter from working correctly, which allows user-assisted attackers to bypass the filter and execute malicious Postscript commands.

5.1

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.19% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200608-22.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/19131	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2982	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/21599	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21459	third party advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_19_sr.html	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/28038	vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1124	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21169	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/21191	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-3119?: CVE-2006-3119 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-3119?: To fix CVE-2006-3119, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-3119 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-3119 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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