Ubuntu update for Evince

1) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU9541

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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

Update the affected packages

Ubuntu 17.04:

evince 3.24.0-0ubuntu1.3

evince-common 3.24.0-0ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

evince 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3

evince-common 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

evince 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.4

evince-common 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.4

Vulnerable software versions

Ubuntu: 14.04 - 17.04

External links

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3503-1/

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.