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CVE-2017-1000083 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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911 Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388 Third Party Advisory 
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388 Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630 Issue Tracking  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/ Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-1000083
NVD Published Date:
09/05/2017
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE