CVE-2013-3718 Null dereference in n/a
An attacker can cause a segmentation fault in Evince by providing a document with an invalid page count, leading to a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-3718?
CVE-2013-3718 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 1 Nov 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
evince is missing a check on number of pages which can lead to a segmentation fault
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-3718?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Gnome Evince, Opensuse Opensuse, Redhat Enterprise Linux.
How do I fix CVE-2013-3718?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2013-3718 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-3718 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-3718, GHSA-x6w5-qx5v-2m2q.