evince: command injection via filename in tar-compressed comics archive
Published Sep 5, 2017
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 51.08%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 3
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.4
- 7.5
- 7.6
- 7.4
- 7.6
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
evince-0:3.22.1-5.2.el7_4
Fixed · RHSA-2017:2388
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
evince
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
evince
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | evince-0:3.22.1-5.2.el7_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2017:2388 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | evince | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | evince | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat mitigation
- Disabling evince-thumbnailer to render icons will reduce the attack surface (removing /usr/share/thumbnailers/evince.thumbnailer). - SELinux in enforcing mode partially restricts evince-thumbnailer
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (42 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 51.08% (0.51076) | 98.90th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 51.08% (0.51076) | 98.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 68.84% (0.68845) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 51.08% (0.51076) | 98.88th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 50.83% (0.50826) | 98.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 69.49% (0.69493) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 50.83% (0.50826) | 98.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 69.49% (0.69493) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 50.83% (0.50826) | 98.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 69.49% (0.69493) | 99.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 50.08% (0.50076) | 98.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 4, 2025 | 76.67% (0.76668) | 98.89th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 17, 2025 | 79.83% (0.79825) | 99.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 78.07% (0.78074) | 98.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 81.16% (0.81161) | 98.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 78.07% (0.78074) | 98.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 27, 2025 | 81.16% (0.81161) | 99.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 20, 2025 | 78.07% (0.78074) | 98.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 81.16% (0.81161) | 99.11th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 78.07% (0.78074) | 98.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 25.31% (0.25312) | 96.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 6, 2024 | 19.99% (0.19986) | 96.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 21.64% (0.21643) | 96.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 8, 2024 | 17.55% (0.17548) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 22.23% (0.22226) | 96.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 14.24% (0.14236) | 95.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 12.06% (0.12064) | 95.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 10.95% (0.10951) | 94.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 10, 2023 | 8.15% (0.08151) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 21, 2023 | 8.47% (0.08474) | 93.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 11.52% (0.11515) | 94.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 16, 2023 | 11.82% (0.11817) | 94.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2023 | 11.65% (0.11655) | 94.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 22, 2023 | 9.53% (0.09534) | 93.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 9.76% (0.09759) | 93.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 8, 2023 | 12.38% (0.12379) | 94.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 11.52% (0.11520) | 94.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 63.80% (0.63797) | 98.99th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 63.80% (0.63797) | 98.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 58.28% (0.58283) | 99.18th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 58.28% (0.58283) | 99.76th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 58.28% (0.58283) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000083 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1468488 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000083
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-1000083
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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