UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000083

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-1000083
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000083.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-1000083
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Published
2017-07-13T12:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:36Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
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

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince@3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3

Affected versions

3.*

3.10.0-0ubuntu2
3.10.0-0ubuntu3
3.10.2-0ubuntu1
3.10.3-0ubuntu1
3.10.3-0ubuntu2
3.10.3-0ubuntu3
3.10.3-0ubuntu4
3.10.3-0ubuntu5
3.10.3-0ubuntu6
3.10.3-0ubuntu7
3.10.3-0ubuntu8
3.10.3-0ubuntu9
3.10.3-0ubuntu10
3.10.3-0ubuntu10.1
3.10.3-0ubuntu10.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "evince"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "evince-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "evince-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "libevince-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.10.3-0ubuntu10.3",
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / atril

Package

Name
atril
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/atril@1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.2+repack1-1
1.12.2-1
1.12.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "atril"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "atril-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-atril"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libatrildocument-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libatrildocument3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libatrilview-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.12.2-1ubuntu0.2",
            "binary_name": "libatrilview3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince@3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.16.1-0ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu2
3.18.2-1ubuntu1
3.18.2-1ubuntu2
3.18.2-1ubuntu3
3.18.2-1ubuntu4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "evince"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "evince-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "evince-gtk"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libevince-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1",
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}