vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2017-1000083: ELSA-2017-2388: evince security update (IMPORTANT)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 13, 2017 | Aug 9, 2017 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 13, 2017
Added
Aug 9, 2017
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
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.
It was found that evince did not properly sanitize the command line which is run to untar Comic Book Tar (CBT) files, thereby allowing command injection. A specially crafted CBT file, when opened by evince or evince-thumbnailer, could execute arbitrary commands in the context of the evince program.
It was found that evince did not properly sanitize the command line which is run to untar Comic Book Tar (CBT) files, thereby allowing command injection. A specially crafted CBT file, when opened by evince or evince-thumbnailer, could execute arbitrary commands in the context of the evince program.
Solutions
oracle-linux-upgrade-evinceoracle-linux-upgrade-evince-browser-pluginoracle-linux-upgrade-evince-develoracle-linux-upgrade-evince-dvioracle-linux-upgrade-evince-libsoracle-linux-upgrade-evince-nautilus
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