Medium severity · published Mar 24, 2020
CVE-2020-9359
KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document
5.3
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
KDE Okular before 1.10.0 allows code execution via an action link in a PDF document.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
30; 31; 32 · source: NVD
OK
Okular · Kde
before 1.10.0; 19.12.0 before 19.12.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9359
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-9359
Patch
https://invent.kde.org/kde/okular/-/commit/6a93a033b4f9248b3cd4d04689b8391df754e244
Mailing List
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20200312-1.txt
Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00033.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/12/msg00019.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2TY3O6UWX2XTP7PISPTZ6FYRDFU4UF66/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/AW6GJ3AKGXOMTDHNZBMSXDTWNJJRFBDH/
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