CVE-2017-1000083 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2017-1000083

backend/comics/comics-document.c (aka the comic book backend) in GNOME Evince before...

Vulnerability 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 Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

evince, debian linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server eus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 8.0, 9.0, 7.0, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6

Timeline

Official Publish: September 5th, 2017
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.