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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-1000159

high Nessus Plugin ID 220368

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - Command injection in evince via filename when printing to PDF. This affects versions earlier than 3.25.91.
 (CVE-2017-1000159)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-1000159

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 220368

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2017_1000159.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 9/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1000159

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evince-dvi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evince-devel, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evince, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evince-nautilus, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evince-libs, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evince-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evince-browser-plugin, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evince-libs, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evince-nautilus, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evince-dvi, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:evince-browser-plugin, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:evince

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/27/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-1000159