Technical Description

Debian has released updated packages to address a vulnerability identified in Evince. This flaw could be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary commands. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4747

Affected Products

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge)
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid)
Debian GNU/Linux testing (etch)

Solution

Debian GNU/Linux stable (sarge) - Upgrade to version 0.1.5-2sarge1
Debian GNU/Linux unstable (sid) - Upgrade to version 0.4.0-3
Debian GNU/Linux testing (etch) - Upgrade to version 0.4.0-3

References

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/0003
http://lists.debian.org/debian-security-announce/debian-security-announce-2006/msg00345.html

ChangeLog

2007-01-02 : Initial release

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