CVE-2017-1000083
HIGHEvince CBT File Command Injection
Title source: metasploitDescription
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.
Exploits (5)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Metasploit · rubylocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341
metasploit
WORKING POC
EXCELLENT
by Felix Wilhelm, Sebastian Krahmer, Matlink, bcoles · rubypocunix
https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/fileformat/evince_cbt_cmd_injection.rb
References (8)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.7667
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (16)
debian/debian_linux
8.0
debian/debian_linux
9.0
gnome/evince
< 3.24.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.0
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.5
redhat/enterprise_linux_server
7.6
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
7.4
redhat/enterprise_linux_server_aus
7.6
... and 6 more
Published
Sep 05, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026