CVE-2006-3119 Code injection in n/a
A typo in the fbgs viewer allows attackers to bypass filters and execute malicious Postscript commands via user interaction.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2006-3119?
CVE-2006-3119 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jul 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-3119?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fbi Fbi.
How do I fix CVE-2006-3119?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2006-3119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2006-3119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2006-3119, DSA-1124, GHSA-9qc5-fq8h-gx5g.