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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: USN-4067-1 Critical: Evince Code Execution Risk

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Calendar Grey July 22, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Evince on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS contains a vulnerability that could lead to crashes or arbitrary code execution via specially designed PDF documents.
Evince could be made to crash or run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted PDF file.

Summary

Evince could be made to crash or run arbitrary code if it received a

specially crafted PDF file.

Software Description:

- evince: Document viewer

Details:

It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled certain PDF files.

An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service

or to execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service code execution ubuntu evince

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  evince                          3.18.2-1ubuntu4.6
  evince-common                   3.18.2-1ubuntu4.6

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4067-1

CVE-2019-1010006

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July 22, 2019

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security advisory denial of service code execution ubuntu evince

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/3.18.2-1ubuntu4.6

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