High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 5, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-1000083
CVE-2017-1000083
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 filename beginning with a "--" command-line option substring, as demonstrated by a --checkpoint-action=exec=bash at the beginning of the filename.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732eenvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388nvdThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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