Debian 7: DLA-1031-1 Critical Evince Update Against Code Execution Threat
debian lts
July 18, 2017
from the Google Security Team discovered that the Evince document viewer made insecure use of tar when opening tar comic book archives (CBT)
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Summary
For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
3.4.0-3.1+deb7u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your evince packages.
Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package: evince
Version: 3.4.0-3.1+deb7u1
CVE ID: CVE-2017-1000083
Debian Bug: 868500
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