Is CVE-2017-1000083 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-1000083 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-1000083?

CVE-2017-1000083 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2017-1000083

HIGH · CVSS 7.8EPSS 51.1%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.8 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 51.1% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-1400)
Published: September 5, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-1400 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
gnome / evince
redhat / enterprise linux desktop
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server aus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server eus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux server tus
redhat / enterprise linux workstation

Certified products that may be affected

2 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 3891 - historical
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 - Red Hat, Inc. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11039-2020 - archived

References

http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3911(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99597(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2388(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/GNOME/evince/commit/717df38fd8509bf883b70d680c9b1b3cf36732ee(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45824/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46341/(Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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