SB2017071413 - Remote code execution in Gnome Evince
Published: July 14, 2017 Updated: December 5, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017071413
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000159)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: 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
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.