Gentoo: GLSA-201111-10 Normal: Evince Remote Execution Threats
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November 20, 2011
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Evince, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Evince. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All Evince users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/evince-2.32.0-r2"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since April 26, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since April 26, 2011. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2640 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2640 [ 2 ] CVE-2010-2641 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2641 [ 3 ] CVE-2010-2642 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2642 [ 4 ] CVE-2010-2643 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2643
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201111-10
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Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: Evince: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 20, 2011
Bugs: #350681, #363447
ID: 201111-10
Background
Evince is a document viewer for multiple document formats, including
PostScript.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/evince < 2.32.0-r2 >= 2.32.0-r2
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to load a DVI file with a
specially crafted font, resulting in the execution of arbitrary code
with the privileges of the user running the application or a Denial of
Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
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