CVE-2017-1000083

high · 7.8

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.

7.8

CVSS

51.1%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

99th

EPSS percentile

2017-09-05

Published

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
gnome	evince	<= 3.24.0
debian	debian_linux	8.0
debian	debian_linux	9.0
redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	7.0
redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.0
redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.4
redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.5
redhat	enterprise_linux_server	7.6
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	7.4
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_aus	7.6
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.4
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.5
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_eus	7.6
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_tus	7.4
redhat	enterprise_linux_server_tus	7.6
redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	7.0

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References

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