GNOME Evince up to 3.24.0 Comic Book Backend comics-document.c CBT File command injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in GNOME Evince up to 3.24.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file backend/comics/comics-document.c of the component Comic Book Backend. The manipulation as part of CBT File results in command injection. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-1000083. The attack can be executed remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in GNOME Evince up to 3.24.0. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the file backend/comics/comics-document.c of the component Comic Book Backend. The manipulation as part of a CBT File leads to a command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 07/13/2017. The weakness was released 09/05/2017 by Felix Wilhelm with Google Security Team (Website). The advisory is shared for download at seclists.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-1000083 since 07/13/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1202.

The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 42 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102761 (CentOS 7 : evince (CESA-2017:2388)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170653 (OpenSUSE Security Update for evince (openSUSE-SU-2017:3431-1)).

Upgrading to version 3.24.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (45824), Tenable (102761) and SecurityFocus (BID 99597†). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Command injection
CWE: CWE-77 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Nessus ID: 102761
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : evince (CESA-2017:2388)
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OpenVAS ID: 703911
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3911-1 (evince - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Evince 3.24.1
Patch: github.com

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnome.org
Product: github.com

Advisory: RHSA-2017:2388
Researcher: Felix Wilhelm
Organization: Google Security Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-1000083 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-1000083
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-106116

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SecurityFocus: 99597 - Evince Comic Book Backend CVE-2017-1000083 Command Injection Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/06/2017 08:49
Updated: 12/01/2024 16:19
Changes: 09/06/2017 08:49 (74), 11/13/2019 06:18 (12), 12/27/2022 17:47 (5), 12/01/2024 16:19 (16)
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