CVE-2023-50254 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-50254: Deepin Reader RCE vulnerability due to a design flaw

Vendor Linuxdeepin
Product developer-center
Weakness CWE-27
Published December 22, 2023
Last update August 2, 2024
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CVSS base score

9.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 22, 2023 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated