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.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-1031-1 | evince security update |
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DSA-3911-1 | evince security update |
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DSA-3916-1 | atril security update |
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USN-3351-1 | Evince vulnerability |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T21:53:06.517Z
Reserved: 2017-07-13T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-1000083

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-09-05T06:29:00.180
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-1000083


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