Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201811-8 - Okular is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack. Versions less than 18.04.3-r1 are affected.
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201811-08
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Okular: Directory traversal
Date: November 10, 2018
Bugs: #665662
ID: 201811-08
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Synopsis
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Okular is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack.
Background
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Okular is a universal document viewer based on KPDF for KDE 4.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 kde-apps/okular < 18.04.3-r1 >= 18.04.3-r1
Description
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It was discovered that Okular contains a Directory Traversal
vulnerability in function unpackDocumentArchive() in core/document.cpp.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted
Okular archive, possibly allowing the writing of arbitrary files with
the privileges of the process.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Okular users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=kde-apps/okular-18.04.3-r1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2018-1000801
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000801
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-08
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5