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.
Published: 2017-09-05
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: 76.7% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1031-1 evince security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3911-1 evince security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3916-1 atril security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3351-1 Evince vulnerability
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Debian Debian Linux
Gnome Evince
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Server Aus Enterprise Linux Server Eus Enterprise Linux Server Tus Enterprise Linux Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T21:53:06.517Z

Reserved: 2017-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-1000083

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-05T06:29:00.180

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-1000083

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2017-07-13T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-1000083 - Bugzilla

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