High severity · published Sep 5, 2017
CVE-2017-1000083
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…
7.8
CVSS
51.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)51.1% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Desktop · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server · Redhat
7.0; 7.4; 7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Aus · Redhat
7.4; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Eus · Redhat
7.4; 7.5; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Server Tus · Redhat
7.4; 7.6 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux Workstation · Redhat
7.0 · source: NVD
EV
Evince · Gnome
through 3.24.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000083
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000083
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
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