CVE-2017-1000083

Public exploit code

Working exploit or proof of concept code has been published for this vulnerability. Treat unpatched systems as at risk.

• Evince - CBT File Command Injection (Metasploit)2019-02-11 · local · linux · Verified
• Evince 3.24.0 - Command Injection2018-11-13 · dos · linux · Verified

Impact

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.

Affected products

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
• https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/
• http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
• http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
• https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
• https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/