KDE okular up to 1.9.x Action Link PDF Document input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in KDE okular up to 1.9.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Action Link Handler. The manipulation as part of PDF Document leads to input validation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-9359. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in KDE okular up to 1.9.x. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Action Link Handler. The manipulation as part of a PDF Document leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.

The weakness was released 03/24/2020 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.fedoraproject.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-9359 since 02/24/2020. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.10.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: okular 1.10.0
Patch: invent.kde.org

Timelineinfo

02/24/2020 🔍
03/24/2020 +29 days 🔍
03/25/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/11/2025 +1873 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kde.org

Advisory: 6a93a033b4f9248b3cd4d04689b8391df754e244
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2020-9359 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-9359
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152261

Entryinfo

Created: 03/25/2020 11:13
Updated: 05/11/2025 16:53
Changes: 03/25/2020 11:13 (41), 03/25/2020 11:18 (17), 05/11/2024 14:09 (19), 05/11/2024 14:11 (1), 05/11/2025 16:53 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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