Description
Evince 3.26.0 is affected by buffer overflow. The impact is: DOS / Possible code execution. The component is: backend/tiff/tiff-document.c. The attack vector is: Victim must open a crafted PDF file. The issue occurs because of an incorrect integer overflow protection mechanism in tiff_document_render and tiff_document_get_thumbnail.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evince Team | Evince | 3.26.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | atril | 1.22.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | atril | 1.22.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | evince | 3.27.92-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | atril | 1.22.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | evince | 3.27.92-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | evince | 3.22.1-3+deb9u2 | DSA-4624-1 |
| Debian 8 | atril | 1.8.1+dfsg1-4+deb8u2 | DLA-1882-1 |
| Debian 8 | evince | 3.14.1-2+deb8u3 | DLA-1881-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | atril | 1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2 | USN-7274-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | atril | 1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2 | USN-7274-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | evince | 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.6 | USN-4067-1 |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS | atril | 1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8839-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | atril | 1.26.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 | USN-8839-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | atril | 1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2+esm1 | USN-8839-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | atril | 1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 | USN-8839-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | atril | 1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm2 | USN-8839-1, USN-7274-1 |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | atril | 1.12.2-1ubuntu0.3+esm1 | USN-8839-1 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP1 | evince | 3.26.0+20180128.1bd86963-4.10.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2052-1 |
| SLES 15 | evince | 3.26.0+20180128.1bd86963-4.10.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2052-1 |
| SLES 12 SP4 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
Show 13 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP1 | evince | 3.10.3-2.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2098-1 |
| SLES 11 SP4 | evince | 2.28.2-0.7.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:14141-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP3 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP2 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP1 | evince | 3.10.3-2.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2098-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-2 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | evince | 2.28.2-0.7.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:14141-1 |
| SUSE HPE Helion OpenStack 8 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-2 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 5 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-2, SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 4 | evince | 3.20.2-6.27.1 | SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | evince | 40.4-1.3 | openSUSE-SU-2024:10742-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.1 | evince | 3.26.0+20180128.1bd86963-lp151.4.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1908-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.0 | evince | 3.26.0+20180128.1bd86963-lp151.4.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2019:1908-1 |
Advisories 13
- USN-8839-1 atril vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Sep 28, 2026
- USN-7274-1 atril vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- USN-4067-1 evince vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- DSA-4624-1 evince - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1881-1 evince - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-1882-1 atril - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:2080-2 Security update for evince SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:14141-1 Security update for evince SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:2098-1 Security update for evince SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:10742-1 evince-40.4-1.3 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:2052-1 Security update for evince SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1908-1 Security update for evince SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2019:2080-1 Security update for evince SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
References
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=788980
- http://bugzilla.maptools.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2745
- USN-4067-1 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190813 [SECURITY] [DLA 1881-1] evince security update mailing-list
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190813 [SECURITY] [DLA 1882-1] atril security update mailing-list
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1908 vendor-advisory
- DSA-4624 vendor-advisory
- 20200216 [SECURITY] [DSA 4624-1] evince security update mailing-list