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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2019.1461
Ubuntu USN-3959-1: Evince vulnerability
30 April 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: evince
Publisher: Ubuntu
Operating System: Ubuntu
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Access Privileged Data -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-11459
Original Bulletin:
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3959-1/
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than Ubuntu. It is recommended that administrators
running evince check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
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USN-3959-1: Evince vulnerability
29 April 2019
evince vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
o Ubuntu 19.04
o Ubuntu 18.10
o Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
o Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Evince could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially
crafted file.
Software Description
o evince - Document viewer
Details
It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package
versions:
Ubuntu 19.04
evince - 3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1
evince-common - 3.32.0-1ubuntu0.1
Ubuntu 18.10
evince - 3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3
evince-common - 3.30.1-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
evince - 3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1
evince-common - 3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
evince - 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4
evince-common - 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://
wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades .
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
o CVE-2019-11459
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