DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000083

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000083
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000083.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-1000083
Upstream
Published
2017-09-05T06:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:15:57Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11

atril

Package

Name
atril
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/atril?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.16.1-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evince?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.22.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12

atril

Package

Name
atril
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/atril?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.16.1-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evince?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.22.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13

atril

Package

Name
atril
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/atril?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.16.1-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evince?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.22.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14

atril

Package

Name
atril
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/atril?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.16.1-2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/evince?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.22.1-4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}