#VU9541 Command injection in Evince - CVE-2017-1000159

Vulnerability identifier: #VU9541

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Evince
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: Gnome Development Team

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

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

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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.