CVE-2017-1000083

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Weaponized
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 51%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 51%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
98.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 5, 2017

Last Modified

May 13, 2026

References (16)

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
ubuntuevince-common (3.24.0-0ubuntu1.1) @ zesty2026-05-22ubuntu
redhatevince-0:3.22.1-5.2.el7_42017-08-01redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

All Vendor Advisories

(2)

Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 3× in last 7d / 23× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-05 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-06-23 01:00 UTCOSV refresh
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  1. 2026-06-06 13:45 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-06-05 22:44 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-06-05 19:57 UTCOSV refresh
  5. 2026-06-05 06:08 UTCEPSS rescore
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  7. 2026-06-02 20:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-01 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-05-26 07:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-05-22 21:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-05-22 10:10 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-05-22 10:10 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-05-22 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-05-18 21:30 UTCEPSS rescore

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (2 Exploit-DB entries). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Exploit-DBEDB-46341✓ verified
    First seen Feb 11, 2019

    Evince - CBT File Command Injection (Metasploit)

    Open source ↗
  • Exploit-DBEDB-45824✓ verified
    First seen Nov 13, 2018

    Evince 3.24.0 - Command Injection

    Open source ↗
  • Metasploitexploit/multi/fileformat/evince_cbt_cmd_injection✓ verified
    First seen Jul 13, 2017

    Evince CBT File Command Injection

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-1000083?
CVE-2017-1000083 is a high vulnerability published on September 5, 2017. 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…
When was CVE-2017-1000083 disclosed?
CVE-2017-1000083 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 5, 2017, with the most recent update on May 13, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-1000083 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-1000083 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-1000083?
CVE-2017-1000083 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-1000083?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-1000083, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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