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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-1000083: Important: evince security update (CESA-2017:2388)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2017-1000083: Important: evince security update (CESA-2017:2388)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/05/2017
Created
08/29/2019
Added
08/28/2019
Modified
05/25/2023

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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-evince
  • centos-upgrade-evince-browser-plugin
  • centos-upgrade-evince-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-evince-devel
  • centos-upgrade-evince-dvi
  • centos-upgrade-evince-libs
  • centos-upgrade-evince-nautilus

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