# 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 on Exploit-DB, 1 Metasploit module, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2017-09-05 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
- https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/fileformat/evince_cbt_cmd_injection.rb
- https://github.com/matlink/cve-2017-1000083-atril-nautilus
- https://github.com/matlink/evince-cve-2017-1000083

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