Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environment for Linux. A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in versions of Atril prior to 1.26.2. This vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files anywhere on the filesystem to which the user opening a crafted document has access. The only limitation is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited to overwrite existing files, but that doesn't stop an attacker from achieving Remote Command Execution on the target system. Version 1.26.2 of Atril contains a patch for this vulnerability.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-3828-1 | atril security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-5688-1 | atril security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2023-56755 | Atril Document Viewer is the default document reader of the MATE desktop environment for Linux. A path traversal and arbitrary file write vulnerability exists in versions of Atril prior to 1.26.2. This vulnerability is capable of writing arbitrary files anywhere on the filesystem to which the user opening a crafted document has access. The only limitation is that this vulnerability cannot be exploited to overwrite existing files, but that doesn't stop an attacker from achieving Remote Command Execution on the target system. Version 1.26.2 of Atril contains a patch for this vulnerability. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-6808-1 | Atril vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2025-06-17T21:19:29.316Z
Reserved: 2023-12-26T12:53:20.670Z
Link: CVE-2023-52076
Updated: 2024-08-02T22:48:12.177Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2024-01-25T16:15:07.930
Modified: 2024-11-21T08:39:07.200
Link: CVE-2023-52076
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