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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201804-15 ] Evince |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Evince: Command injection (GLSA 201804-15)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-04-17
Bug(s): #650272
ID: 201804-15
Synopsis
A vulnerability has been found in Evince which may allow for
arbitrary command execution.
Background
Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats, including
PostScript.
Affected Packages
Package: app-text/evince
Vulnerable: < 3.24.2-r1
Unaffected: >= 3.24.2-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
A vulnerability was discovered in Evince’s handling of filenames while
printing PDF files.
Impact
A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process a specially crafted
file, could execute arbitrary commands.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Evince users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/evince-3.24.2-r1"
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References
CVE-2017-1000159
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