OS Command Injection Affecting evince-libs package, versions <0:3.22.1-5.2.el7_4
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- published26 Jul 2021
- disclosed13 Jul 2017
Introduced: 13 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-1000083 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade RHEL:7 evince-libs to version 0:3.22.1-5.2.el7_4 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2017:2388.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream evince-libs package and not the evince-libs package as distributed by RHEL.
See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-1000083
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/
- https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128
- https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824