{"id":"CVE-2017-1000083","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-1000083","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:34:17.514Z","title":"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…","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.","published":"2017-09-05T06:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:58:42.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"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"],"epss":{"score":0.51076,"percentile":0.98926,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.68845,"percentile":0.99335},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.51076,"percentile":0.98881}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":2,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2018-11-13","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":46341,"kind":"exploit","title":"Evince - CBT File Command Injection (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/46341.rb","file":"exploits/linux/local/46341.rb","published":"2019-02-11","added":"2019-02-11","updated":"2019-02-11","author":"Metasploit","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-1000083"],"tags":"Local","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/0dbad5d2e3c9e9c4cfb6203b99a2b437b18a0105/modules/exploits/multi/fileformat/evince_cbt_cmd_injection.rb"},{"edbId":45824,"kind":"exploit","title":"Evince 3.24.0 - Command Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/45824.txt","file":"exploits/linux/dos/45824.txt","published":"2018-11-13","added":"2018-11-13","updated":"2019-02-11","author":"Matlink","type":"dos","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2017-1000083"],"tags":"Denial of Service (DoS)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 51.1%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. 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