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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3503-1
December 04, 2017
evince vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
– Ubuntu 17.04
– Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
– Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Summary:
Evince could be made to run programs if it printed a specially crafted
file.
Software Description:
– evince: Document viewer
Details:
It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled printing certain DVI
files. If a user were tricked into opening and printing a specially-named
DVI file, an attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
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
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3503-1
CVE-2017-1000159
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.24.0-0ubuntu1.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.10.3-0ubuntu10.4
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