CVE-2017-1000083
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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 51.08% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 13 November 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- gnome/evince · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux desktop · redhat/enterprise linux server · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server eus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · redhat/enterprise linux workstation
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 68.8% on 21 September 2026 to 51.1% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732eeIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- 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
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732eeIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.