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CVE-2023-50254 Detail

Description

Deepin Linux's default document reader `deepin-reader` software suffers from a serious vulnerability in versions prior to 6.0.7 due to a design flaw that leads to remote command execution via crafted docx document. This is a file overwrite vulnerability. Remote code execution (RCE) can be achieved by overwriting files like .bash_rc, .bash_login, etc. RCE will be triggered when the user opens the terminal. Version 6.0.7 contains a patch for the issue.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://github.com/linuxdeepin/deepin-reader/commit/4db7a079fb7bd77257b1b9208a7ab26aade8fe04 Patch 
https://github.com/linuxdeepin/deepin-reader/commit/c192fd20a2fe4003e0581c3164489a89e06420c6 Patch 
https://github.com/linuxdeepin/developer-center/security/advisories/GHSA-q9jr-726g-9495 Exploit  Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') cwe source acceptance level NIST   GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-27 Path Traversal: 'dir/../../filename' GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-50254
NVD Published Date:
12/22/2023
NVD Last Modified:
01/03/2024
Source:
GitHub, Inc.