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CVE-2023-44452

Vulnerability Summary

This vulnerability allows remote malicious users 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 CBT files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user.

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CVE-2023-44452, CVE-2023-51698: CBT File Parsing Argument Injection that affected Popular Linux Distros

CVE-2023-44452, CVE-2023-51698: Linux Mint Xreader/MATE Atril CBT File Parsing Argument Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability A Critical One-Click RCE/Command Injection Vulnerability Affecting Popular Linux Operating Systems with MATE, Cinnamon, and some Xfce desktop Environments Affected Operating Systems: Linux Mint Kali Linux (Popular OS among Security professional