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CVE-2017-1000083

backend/comics/comics-document.c (aka the comic book backend) in GNOME Evince before 3.24.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary com

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 2 proofs of concept on GitHub

Summary

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.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Public exploit on Exploit-DB

    EDB-45824, EDB-46341, EDB-46341

  3. Record last updated
  4. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • n/a n/a

    Version range not reported

References 13

Exploit-DB

seclists.org

GitHub · GNOME/evince

bugzilla.gnome.org

securityfocus.com

access.redhat.com

debian.org

GitHub · rapid7/metasploit-framework

GitHub · matlink/cve-2017-1000083-atril-nautilus

GitHub · matlink/evince-cve-2017-1000083