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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2017.0450
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2017-0450)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'evince' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0450 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'evince' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2017-0450 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled printing certain DVI
files. If a user were tricked into opening and printing a specially-named
DVI file, an attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code
(CVE-2017-1000159)

Affected Software/OS:
'evince' package(s) on Mageia 5, Mageia 6.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-1000159
Bugtraq: 20200216 [SECURITY] [DSA 4624-1] evince security update (Google Search)
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/18
Debian Security Information: DSA-4624 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4624
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-15
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/12/msg00006.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00013.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00014.html
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