SB2017122216 - Buffer ovreflow in GNOME Evince

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010006)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

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:P/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on a targeted system.

The vulnerability exists due to a buffer overflow condition in the "backend/tiff/tiff-document.c" when handling PDF files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted PDF file and execute arbitrary code or cause a DoS condition on the targeted system.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788980
• https://bug788980.bugzilla-attachments.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=365866