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-lin…

EPSS: 0.761 (98.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
  • cve@mitre.org (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)

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.