Monday, July 22, 2019

[USN-4067-1] Evince vulnerability

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4067-1
July 22, 2019

evince vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

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.

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://usn.ubuntu.com/4067-1
CVE-2019-1010006

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

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