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Severity
9
Command Injection, Input Validation
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

In the mintupload package through 4.2.0 for Linux Mint, service-name mishandling leads to command injection via shell metacharacters in checkconnection, dropdatareceivedcb, and Service.remove. A user can modify a service name in a ~/.linuxmint/mintUpload/services/service file.

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Severity
7.8
Path Traversal
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Linux Mint Xreader EPUB File Parsing Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Mint Xreader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of EPUB files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-21897.

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Source: MITRE
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Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Linux Mint Xreader CBT File Parsing Argument Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Mint Xreader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CBT files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-22132.

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Source: MITRE
First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Mint Xreader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CBT files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.

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Source: ZDI
First published (updated )
Advisory
ZDI-23-1836
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Mint Xreader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CBT files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.

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Source: ZDI
First published (updated )
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Mint Xreader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of EPUB files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.

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Source: ZDI
First published (updated )
Advisory
ZDI-23-1835
Severity
7.8
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Mint Xreader. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of EPUB files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied path prior to using it in file operations. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.

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Source: ZDI
First published (updated )
Severity
2.1
Path Traversal
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

A flaw has been found in Linux Mint Xreader up to 4.6.5. This issue affects the function setupdocumentcontentlist/gstrdupprintf of the file backend/epub/epub-document.c of the component EPUB File Handler. This manipulation causes path traversal. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been published and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.6.6 is capable of addressing this issue. Patch name: a5aecea074e8564b7a22f1ce054b31ec862974b7. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component. One of the project maintainers explains, that "EPUB support was removed from Xreader and reimplemented in Xepub".

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Severity
2.1
Path Traversal
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C

A vulnerability has been found in Linux Mint Xreader up to 4.6.9. Impacted is the function gfilegetchild of the file shell/ev-window.c of the component PDF Attachment Saving Handler. Such manipulation of the argument attachment leads to path traversal. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. One of the project maintainers closed this issue as "completed", because "EPUB support was removed from Xreader and reimplemented in Xepub". Code analysis indicates that this might be a misunderstanding of the situation.

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EOL
Apr 30, 2027

End of life: 4/30/2027

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Apr 30, 2027

End of life: 4/30/2027

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May 3, 2021

End of life: 5/3/2021

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May 3, 2021

End of life: 5/3/2021

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Apr 30, 2027

End of life: 4/30/2027

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End of life: 4/30/2027

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Apr 30, 2025

End of life: 4/30/2025

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Apr 30, 2025

End of life: 4/30/2025

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Apr 30, 2025

End of life: 4/30/2025

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Apr 30, 2025

End of life: 4/30/2025

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EOL
Aug 1, 2022

End of life: 8/1/2022

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Aug 1, 2022

End of life: 8/1/2022

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Apr 1, 2021

End of life: 4/1/2021

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Apr 1, 2021

End of life: 4/1/2021

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EOL
Apr 30, 2027

End of life: 4/30/2027

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Apr 30, 2027

End of life: 4/30/2027

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End of life: 4/30/2027

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Apr 30, 2027

End of life: 4/30/2027

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Jan 1, 2026

End of life: 1/1/2026

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Jan 1, 2026

End of life: 1/1/2026

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EOL
Apr 1, 2023

End of life: 4/1/2023

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