CVE-2023-44451

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44451
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-44451.json
Published
2024-05-03T03:16:01Z
Modified
2024-05-14T13:01:53.992890Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/linuxmint/xreader

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/linuxmint/xreader
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed

Affected versions

1.*

1.0.1
1.0.2
1.0.3
1.0.4
1.0.5
1.0.6
1.0.7
1.0.8
1.2.0
1.2.1
1.2.2
1.4.0
1.4.1
1.4.2
1.4.3
1.4.4
1.6.0
1.6.1
1.6.2
1.8.0
1.8.1
1.8.2
1.8.3
1.8.4
1.8.5

2.*

2.0.0
2.0.1
2.0.2
2.2.0
2.2.1
2.2.2
2.2.3
2.4.0
2.4.1
2.4.2
2.4.3
2.4.4
2.6.0
2.6.1
2.6.2
2.6.3
2.6.4
2.8.0
2.8.1
2.8.2
2.8.3

3.*

3.0.0
3.0.1
3.0.2
3.2.0
3.2.1
3.2.2
3.3.0
3.4.0
3.4.1
3.4.2
3.4.3
3.4.4
3.4.5
3.6.0
3.6.1
3.6.2
3.6.3
3.8.0
3.8.1
3.8.2
3.8.3
3.8.4

master.*

master.lmde-3
master.lmde3
master.lmde4
master.lmde5
master.mint-18
master.mint-19
master.mint18
master.mint19
master.mint20