CVE-2017-1000083

Public Exploit

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.

7.8

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 79.83% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128	third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee	issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630	issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597	vdb entry third party advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/	exploit vdb entry third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-1000083?: CVE-2017-1000083 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-1000083?: To fix CVE-2017-1000083, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-1000083 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-1000083 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~80% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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