CVE-2017-14604
CVSS V2 Medium 4
CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
GNOME Nautilus before 3.23.90 allows attackers to spoof a file type by using the .desktop file extension, as demonstrated by an attack in which a .desktop file's Name field ends in .pdf but this file's Exec field launches a malicious "sh -c" command. In other words, Nautilus provides no UI indication that a file actually has the potentially unsafe .desktop extension; instead, the UI only shows the .pdf extension. One (slightly) mitigating factor is that an attack requires the .desktop file to have execute permission. The solution is to ask the user to confirm that the file is supposed to be treated as a .desktop file, and then remember the user's answer in the metadata::trusted field.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-14604
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-09-20T08:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-08-18T15:05:57
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnome:nautilus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.23.90 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 6.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://micahflee.com/2017/04/breaking-the-security-model-of-subgraph-os/ | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/GNOME/nautilus/commit/bc919205bf774f6af3fa7154506c46039af5a69b | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/GNOME/nautilus/commit/1630f53481f445ada0a455e9979236d31a8d3bb0 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/2238 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777991 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860268 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101012 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3994 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0223 | Third Party Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14604 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-14604 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:20:14 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 21:11:40 | 2017-09-20T08:29Z | 2017-09-20T08:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 21:11:41 | 2020-08-18T15:05:57 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 21:11:41 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |