CVE-2017-1000083 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 51.1% (pctl 99)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
backend/comics/comics-document.c (aka the comic book backend) in GNOME Evince before 3.24.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .cbt file that is a TAR archive containing a filename beginning with a "--" command-line option substring, as demonstrated by a --checkpoint-action=exec=bash at the beginning of the filename.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 51.08% — more likely to be exploited than 99% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-09-05 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (8)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| gnome | evince |
| redhat | enterprise linux desktop |
| redhat | enterprise linux server |
| redhat | enterprise linux server aus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server eus |
| redhat | enterprise linux server tus |
| redhat | enterprise linux workstation |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Evince - CBT File Command Injection (Metasploit) | 2019-02-11 |
| exploit-db | Evince 3.24.0 - Command Injection | 2018-11-13 |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
- https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
- https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/
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