CVE-2017-1000083

evince: command injection via filename in tar-compressed comics archive

Published Sep 5, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS 51.1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1031-1 evince security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3911-1 evince security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3916-1 atril security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3351-1 Evince vulnerability
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