CVE-2018-1000801
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
okular version 18.08 and earlier contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in function "unpackDocumentArchive(...)" in "core/document.cpp" that can result in Arbitrary file creation on the user workstation. This attack appear to be exploitable via he victim must open a specially crafted Okular archive. This issue appears to have been corrected in version 18.08.1
remediations
Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.
A vendor fix is available.
- Fixedokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-part-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-part-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-part-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Fixedokular-part-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1173 - Workaroundokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-debuginfo-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-devel-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.i686 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-libs-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-part-0:4.10.5-8.el7.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-part-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-part-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
- Workaroundokular-part-0:4.10.5-8.el7.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)redhat_csaf
Check Okular archives with `unzip -l <archive-name>.okular` before opening them. Do not open them with Okular if they contain files with "../".
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (50)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Avaya Aura Application Enablement Servicesall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:avaya:aura_application_enablement_services:-
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- RHSA-2020:1173Red Hat Security Advisory: okular security update2020-03-31csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for okular is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-2548Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2020-03-31csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen, einen Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriff durchzuführen, Informationen offenzulegen, Dateien zu manipulieren oder Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (15)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=398096cnnvd
- https://cgit.kde.org/okular.git/commit/?id=8ff7abc14d41906ad978b6bc67e69693863b9d47cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00027.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-08cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4303cnnvd
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=398096enisa_euvd
- https://cgit.kde.org/okular.git/commit/?id=8ff7abc14d41906ad978b6bc67e69693863b9d47enisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00027.htmlenisa_euvd
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