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
- Gnome Evince
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
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.