{
    "id": "CVE-2017-1000083",
    "published": "2017-09-05 06:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:58:42",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": null,
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.51076",
    "epss_percentile": "0.98897",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-28 18:17:16",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "gnome",
            "product": "evince"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server_aus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server_eus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server_tus"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_workstation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "46341",
            "title": "Evince - CBT File Command Injection (Metasploit)",
            "date": "2019-02-11",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341"
        },
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "45824",
            "title": "Evince 3.24.0 - Command Injection",
            "date": "2018-11-13",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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/"
    ]
}