QID 710293

Date Published: 2021-09-01

QID 710293: Gentoo Linux Okular Directory traversal Vulnerability (GLSA 201811-08)

Gentoo Linux is a Linux distribution

Okular is vulnerable to a directory traversal attack.

Affected Package(s): kde-apps/okular

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Malicious users could use this vulnerability to change partial contents or configuration on the system. Additionally this vulnerability can also be used to cause a limited denial of service in the form of interruptions in resource availability.

CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 5.5 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 4.3 severity.

Solution

The Vendor has released security update to fix the vulnerability. For more information please visit GLSA 201811-08 for updates and patch information.

Vendor References

GLSA 201811-08 - security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-08

CVEs related to QID 710293

CVE-2018-1000801 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
GLSA 201811-08	Gentoo		security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-08

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