CVE-2017-1000083
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
05/09/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evince:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.24.0 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_eus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:7.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- 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/



