mate-desktop atril up to 1.26.3 TAR Archive os command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in mate-desktop atril up to 1.26.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TAR Archive Handler. This manipulation causes os command injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-51698. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in mate-desktop atril up to 1.26.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component TAR Archive Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. Atril is vulnerable to a critical Command Injection Vulnerability. This vulnerability gives the attacker immediate access to the target system when the target user opens a crafted document or clicks on a crafted link/URL using a maliciously crafted CBT document which is a TAR archive. A patch is available at commit ce41df6.

The weakness was disclosed 01/12/2024. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-51698 since 12/21/2023. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216432 (Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Atril vulnerabilities (USN-7274-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch ce41df6 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216432). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 9.6
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Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 216432
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Atril vulnerabilities (USN-7274-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: ce41df6

Timelineinfo

12/21/2023 🔍
01/12/2024 +22 days 🔍
01/12/2024 +0 days 🔍
02/19/2025 +404 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: ce41df6467521ff9fd4f16514ae7d6ebb62eb1ed
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-51698 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-51698
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-250657

Entryinfo

Created: 01/12/2024 22:21
Updated: 02/19/2025 04:44
Changes: 01/12/2024 22:21 (49), 02/03/2024 01:04 (2), 02/03/2024 01:13 (13), 02/19/2025 04:44 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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