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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843241
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-3351-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'evince' package(s) announced via the USN-3351-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'evince' package(s) announced via the USN-3351-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Felix Wilhelm discovered that Evince did not safely invoke tar when
handling tar comic book (cbt) files. An attacker could use this to
construct a malicious cbt comic book format file that, when opened
in Evince, executes arbitrary code. Please note that this update
disables support for cbt files in Evince.

Affected Software/OS:
'evince' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-1000083
BugTraq ID: 99597
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
Debian Security Information: DSA-3911 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2017:2388
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
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