USN-4067-1: Evince vulnerability

22 July 2019

Evince could be made to crash or run arbitrary code if it received a specially crafted PDF file.

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Details

It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled certain PDF files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service
or to execute arbitrary code.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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