CVE-2020-9359 Code injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening a malicious PDF document in Okular.
- 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-2020-9359?
CVE-2020-9359 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Mar 2020. 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
KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9359?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (15)
okular Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-part Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::client | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-part Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
okular-part Red Hat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation | All versions | 0:4.10.5-9.el7 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Kde Okular.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9359?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-9359 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9359 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9359, DLA-2159-1, DLA-2856-1, GHSA-jmvc-hx3f-5mj7, MGASA-2020-0145, RHSA-2020:4024 and 1 more.