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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000083

DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000083 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12atril0
Debian:13atril0
Debian:13evince0
Debian:14atril0
Debian:12evince0

Timeline

  • Sep 5, 2017 CVE Published
  • Sep 22, 2026 CVE Updated
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