CVE-2017-11421
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
gnome-exe-thumbnailer before 0.9.5 is prone to a VBScript Injection when generating thumbnails for MSI files, aka the "Bad Taste" issue. There is a local attack if the victim uses the GNOME Files file manager, and navigates to a directory containing a .msi file with VBScript code in its filename.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-11421
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-07-18T19:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-07-26T12:42:15
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project:gnome-exe-thumbnailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 0.9.4 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/868705 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11421 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-11421 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:18:05 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 18:51:17 | 2017-07-18T19:29Z | 2017-07-18T19:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 18:51:17 | 2017-07-26T12:42:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 18:51:17 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |