7.8

CVE-2017-1000083: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.8v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2017-0244MGASA-2017-0251SUSE-SU-2017:1893-1
Published 05-09-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-1000083 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 51.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
51/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
51.08%
0%100%
Critical · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10742-1

Timeline

  1. 05-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

51.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

99%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 51.08% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
51.08%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxVerified

    Evince 3.24.0 - Command Injection

    Maturity: poc

  • exploit-databaselocallinuxVerified

    Evince - CBT File Command Injection (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Evince CBT File Command Injection

    exploit/multi/fileformat/evince_cbt_cmd_injection

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Suse16 products
  • evince&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2< 3.20.1-6.14.1 | < 3.20.1-6.16.1 | < 3.20.2-6.19.15
  • evince&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 3.20.1-6.16.1 | < 3.20.2-6.19.15
  • evince&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS< 3.10.3-2.3.1
  • evince&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 3.20.1-6.14.1 | < 3.20.1-6.16.1 | < 3.20.2-6.19.15
  • evince&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3< 3.20.1-6.16.1 | < 3.20.2-6.19.15
Redhat13 products
Mageia4 products
  • atril< 1.8.1-3.1.mga5
  • evince< 3.14.2-1.1.mga5
  • atril< 1.18.0-1.1.mga6
  • evince< 3.24.1-1.mga6
Debian3 products
  • atril< 1.16.1-2.1 | < 1.8.1+dfsg1-4+deb8u1 | < 1.16.1-2+deb9u1
  • evince< 3.22.1-4 | < 3.14.1-2+deb8u2 | < 3.22.1-3+deb9u1 | < 3.4.0-3.1+deb7u1
  • debian_linuxEOL8.0 | 9.0
Ubuntu2 products
  • atril< 1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2
  • evince< 3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3 | < 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1
Gnome1 product

6 vendors · 39 products

References

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