Ubuntu Security Notice USN-390-1
30th November, 2006
evince vulnerability
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 6.10
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
- Ubuntu 5.10
Details
A buffer overflow was discovered in the PostScript processor included in
evince. By tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PS file, an
attacker could crash evince or execute arbitrary code with the user's
privileges.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version:
- Ubuntu 6.10:
- evince 0.6.1-0ubuntu1.1
- Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
- evince 0.5.2-0ubuntu3.1
- Ubuntu 5.10:
- evince 0.4.0-0ubuntu4.2
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.