The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-3914113f25 advisory.

    - update to 1.26.2
    - fix security security advisory

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-7274-1 advisory.

    It was discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain PDF files. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to cause a denial of service or to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04     LTS. (CVE-2019-1010006)

    Andy Nguyen discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this     issue to expose sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-11459)

    Febin Mon Saji discovered that Atril incorrectly handled certain compressed files. A remote attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-51698)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-59a7d96d84 advisory.

    - fix gcc14 build error and another epub crash
    - use https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/commit/479e927
    - use https://github.com/mate-desktop/atril/commit/d901a9d

    ----

    - update to 1.26.2
    - fix security security advisory

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 11 / 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5688 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian Security Advisory DSA-5688-1                   security@debian.org     https://www.debian.org/security/                       Moritz Muehlenhoff     May 12, 2024                          https://www.debian.org/security/faq
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : atril     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-52076

    It was discovered that missing input sanitising in the Atril document     viewer could result in writing arbitrary files in the users home directory     if a malformed epub document is opened.

    For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed     in version 1.24.0-1+deb11u1. This update also disables support for     comic book archives, mitigating CVE-2023-51698.

    For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in     version 1.26.0-2+deb12u3.

    We recommend that you upgrade your atril packages.

    For the detailed security status of atril please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/atril

    Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://www.debian.org/security/

    Mailing list: debian-security-announce@lists.debian.org

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of atril installed on the remote host is prior to 1.20.2-1. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2MATE-DESKTOP1.X-2024-007 advisory.

    Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. Atril is vulnerable to a critical Command Injection     Vulnerability. This vulnerability gives the attacker immediate access to the target system when the target     user opens a crafted document or clicks on a crafted link/URL using a maliciously crafted CBT document     which is a TAR archive. A patch is available at commit ce41df6. (CVE-2023-51698)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3828 advisory.

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3828-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/               Santiago Ruano Rincn     June 14, 2024                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Package        : atril     Version        : 1.20.3-1+deb10u2     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-52076     Debian Bug     : 1061522

    A vulnerability was discovered in Atril, a simple document viewer designed for     the MATE desktop environment.

    CVE-2023-52076

      A missing input sanitising could result in writing arbitrary files if a       malformed epub document is opened, that could result in arbitrary code       execution.

    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     1.20.3-1+deb10u2. This update also disables support for comic book archives,     mitigating CVE-2023-51698.

    We recommend that you upgrade your atril packages.

    For the detailed security status of atril please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/atril

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS     Attachment:
    signature.asc     Description: PGP signature

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

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

  - Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. Atril is vulnerable to a critical Command Injection     Vulnerability. This vulnerability gives the attacker immediate access to the target system when the target     user opens a crafted document or clicks on a crafted link/URL using a maliciously crafted CBT document     which is a TAR archive. A patch is available at commit ce41df6. (CVE-2023-51698)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
189670	Fedora 39 : atril (2024-3914113f25)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	1/26/2024	11/14/2024	high
216432	Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS : Atril vulnerabilities (USN-7274-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	2/18/2025	9/3/2025	high
190323	Fedora 38 : atril (2024-59a7d96d84)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	2/8/2024	11/14/2024	high
196895	Debian dsa-5688 : atril - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	5/12/2024	1/24/2025	high
190804	Amazon Linux 2 : atril (ALASMATE-DESKTOP1.X-2024-007)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	2/20/2024	12/11/2024	high
200635	Debian dla-3828 : atril - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	6/15/2024	6/15/2024	high
245381	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-51698	Nessus	Misc.	8/7/2025	8/7/2025	high

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