SB2017071413 - Remote code execution in Gnome Evince
Published: July 14, 2017 Updated: December 5, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017071413
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000159)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform command injection attack on the target system.The weakness exists due to an error when handling printing certain DVI files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening and printing a specially-named DVI file, inject arbitrary commands and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.