CVE-2017-1000083 | BDVDB-2026-89938 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
- https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
Exploit#
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.