CVE-2023-44452

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux Mint Xreader (affected versions not specified)

Description This issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Linux Mint Xreader. User interaction is required to exploit this issue, where the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of CBT files, resulting from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this issue to execute code in the context of the current user.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.