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Arch Linux: ASA-201611-13 Moderate: Shutter Arbitrary Code Execution

Calendar Nov 14, 2016 • User Avatar LinuxSecurity Advisories
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The package shutter before version 0.93.1-3 is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. 
Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201611-13
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Severity: Medium
Date    : 2016-11-14
CVE-ID  : CVE-2015-0854
Package : shutter
Type    : arbitrary code execution
Remote  : No
Link    : https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/CVE

Summary
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The package shutter before version 0.93.1-3 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution
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Upgrade to 0.93.1-3.

# pacman -Syu "shutter>=0.93.1-3"

The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround
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None.

Description
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A vulnerability has been discovered in shutter. Using the "Show in
folder" menu option while viewing a file with a specially-crafted path
allows arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the user
running shutter.

Impact
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An attacker is able to use a specially crafted image file to execute
arbitrary code by tricking the user into opening it with a specific
option.

References
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https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/50735
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/541
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0854