Remote code execution in Gnome Evince



| Updated: 2017-12-05
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-1000159
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Evince
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor Gnome Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU9541

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000159

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Evince: 3.24.8

CPE2.3 External links

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784947


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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