CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-1000083

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In GNOME Evince before version 3.24.1, there is a vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a .cbt file that is a TAR archive containing a filename beginning with the '--' command-line option substring.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely execute unauthorized commands, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update GNOME Evince to version 3.24.1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS