CVE-2017-1000083

NameCVE-2017-1000083
Descriptionbackend/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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-1031-1, DSA-3911-1, DSA-3916-1
Debian Bugs868500

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
atril (PTS)buster1.20.3-1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye1.24.0-1fixed
bookworm1.26.0-2+deb12u2fixed
trixie1.26.2-1fixed
sid1.26.2-2fixed
evince (PTS)buster, buster (security)3.30.2-3+deb10u1fixed
bullseye3.38.2-1fixed
bookworm43.1-2fixed
trixie45.0-1fixed
sid46.0-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
atrilsourcejessie1.8.1+dfsg1-4+deb8u1DSA-3916-1
atrilsourcestretch1.16.1-2+deb9u1DSA-3916-1
atrilsource(unstable)1.16.1-2.1868500
evincesourcewheezy3.4.0-3.1+deb7u1DLA-1031-1
evincesourcejessie3.14.1-2+deb8u2DSA-3911-1
evincesourcestretch3.22.1-3+deb9u1DSA-3911-1
evincesource(unstable)3.22.1-4

Notes

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630

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