GLSA 201804-15: Evince: Command injection
| Severity: | normal |
| Title: | Evince: Command injection |
| Date: | 04/17/2018 |
| Bugs: | |
| 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 | Vulnerable | Unaffected | Architecture(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| app-text/evince | < 3.24.2-r1 | >= 3.24.2-r1 | 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:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/evince-3.24.2-r1"
References
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
Concerns?
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License
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