Arch Linux Security Advisory ASA-201611-13

Severity: Medium
Date : 2016-11-14
CVE-ID : CVE-2015-0854
Package : shutter
Type : arbitrary code execution
Remote : No
Link : https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/CVE

Summary

The package shutter before version 0.93.1-3 is vulnerable to arbitrary
code execution.

Resolution

Upgrade to 0.93.1-3.

pacman -Syu “shutter>=0.93.1-3”

The problem has been fixed upstream but no release is available yet.

Workaround

None.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in shutter. Using the “Show in
folder” menu option while viewing a file with a specially-crafted path
allows arbitrary code execution with the permissions of the user
running shutter.

Impact

An attacker is able to use a specially crafted image file to execute
arbitrary code by tricking the user into opening it with a specific
option.

References

https://bugs.archlinux.org/task/50735
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q3/541
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-0854