Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-202003-10
=========================================
Severity: Low
Date    : 2020-03-13
CVE-ID  : CVE-2020-9359
Package : okular
Type    : arbitrary command execution
Remote  : Yes
Link    : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1113

Summary
======
The package okular before version 19.12.3-3 is vulnerable to arbitrary
command execution.

Resolution
=========
Upgrade to 19.12.3-3.

# pacman -Syu "okular>=19.12.3-3"

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

Workaround
=========
None.

Description
==========
A security issue has been found in Okular before 1.10.0, that can be
tricked into executing local binaries via specially crafted PDF files.
This binary execution can require almost no user interaction. No
parameters can be passed to those local binaries.

Impact
=====
A remote attacker can execute an arbitrary command by tricking a local
user into opening a specially crafted PDF document.

References
=========
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200312-1.txt
https://invent.kde.org/graphics/okular/-/commit/6a93a033b4f9248b3cd4d04689b8391df754e244
https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-9359

ArchLinux: 202003-10: okular: arbitrary command execution

March 16, 2020

Summary

A security issue has been found in Okular before 1.10.0, that can be tricked into executing local binaries via specially crafted PDF files. This binary execution can require almost no user interaction. No parameters can be passed to those local binaries.

Resolution

Upgrade to 19.12.3-3. # pacman -Syu "okular>=19.12.3-3"
The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

References

https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200312-1.txt https://invent.kde.org/graphics/okular/-/commit/6a93a033b4f9248b3cd4d04689b8391df754e244 https://security.archlinux.org/CVE-2020-9359

Severity
Package : okular
Type : arbitrary command execution
Remote : Yes
Link : https://security.archlinux.org/AVG-1113

Workaround

None.

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