Vulnerability in GNOME Evince
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 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.511 (98.9th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 98.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.511 · newest: 0.511 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Evince
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0, 7.4, 7.5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Eus — versions 7.4, 7.5, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 7.4, 7.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/ (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-1000083?
- CVE-2017-1000083 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Evince. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-09-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-1000083?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-1000083 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.