Code Injection in DjVuLibre - CVE-2012-6535

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Code Injection in DjVuLibre - CVE-2012-6535

Published: December 3, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42301
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2012-6535
CWE-ID: CWE-94
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: DjVu
Affected software:
DjVuLibre

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

DjVuLibre before 3.5.25.3, as used in Evince, Sumatra PDF Reader, VuDroid, and other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted DjVu (aka .djv) file.


How to mitigate CVE-2012-6535

Install update from vendor's website.

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