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GLSA-201804-15 : Evince: Command injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 109099

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201804-15 (Evince: Command injection)

 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.

Solution

All Evince users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/evince-3.24.2-r1'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 109099

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201804-15.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Published: 4/18/2018

Updated: 10/31/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000159

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:evince

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/17/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000159

GLSA: 201804-15