USN-3351-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3351-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3351-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3351-1
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Published
2017-07-13T17:06:21.097693Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:36:13Z
Summary
evince vulnerability
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince@3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.10.0-0ubuntu2
3.10.0-0ubuntu3
3.10.2-0ubuntu1
3.10.3-0ubuntu1
3.10.3-0ubuntu2
3.10.3-0ubuntu3
3.10.3-0ubuntu4
3.10.3-0ubuntu5
3.10.3-0ubuntu6
3.10.3-0ubuntu7
3.10.3-0ubuntu8
3.10.3-0ubuntu9
3.10.3-0ubuntu10
3.10.3-0ubuntu10.1
3.10.3-0ubuntu10.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "evince"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "evince-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "evince-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "libevince-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince@3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.16.1-0ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu2
3.18.2-1ubuntu1
3.18.2-1ubuntu2
3.18.2-1ubuntu3
3.18.2-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "evince"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "evince-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "evince-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libevince-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}