SB2017081418 - Code injection in evince (Alpine package)
Published: August 14, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017081418
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) Code injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000083)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when processing tar comic book (cbt) files in evince. A remote attacker can create a speicially crafted "cbt" file, trick the victim into downloading it and execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=eb152ccc8ef4c1e1e8d869a87b0d76c06b83114e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b7c7d5d8e7e510499224806a771120781d8aa58a
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dccac760d7397f8dea6aa172e88d43f7933c019e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e2b8e287585adb44cd8bb5de8f084c395afd0af3