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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 51.07% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 98.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-09-05 06:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 21:53Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-07-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 82bfa330284c399d6a46fbbcd46b87339303a524ec32cde81a601a440435b4ea
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.exploit-db.com46341https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/
- seclists.orghttp://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
- github.comhttps://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
- www.securityfocus.com99597http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2017:2388https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
- www.debian.orgDSA-3911http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
- www.exploit-db.com45824https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
07 Fixed in
Arch Linux
- evince Fixed in 3.24.0+12+g717df38f-1
Source: Arch Linux Security Tracker, the Arch Linux security team. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- atril Fixed in 1.16.1-2.1
- evince Fixed in 3.22.1-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- atril Fixed in 1.16.1-2.1
- evince Fixed in 3.22.1-4
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- atril Fixed in 1.16.1-2.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- evince Fixed in 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- atril Fixed in 1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2
- evince Fixed in 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.