RCE in Gnome Evince

CVE-2017-1000159

Command injection in evince via filename when printing to PDF. This affects versions earlier than 3.25.91.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.004 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-1000159?
CVE-2017-1000159 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnome Evince, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-11-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-1000159?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-1000159 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.