Vulnerability Details : CVE-2017-11421
Potential exploit
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.
Products affected by CVE-2017-11421
- cpe:2.3:a:gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project:gnome-exe-thumbnailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-11421
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 23 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2017-11421
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.6
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MEDIUM | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
3.9
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6.4
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NIST | |
7.8
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HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
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5.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2017-11421
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The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2017-11421
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https://bugs.debian.org/868705
#868705 - gnome-exe-thumbnailer: CVE-2017-11421: Thumbnail generation for MSI files executes arbitrary VBScript - Debian Bug report logsIssue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5
Switch to msitools' msiinfo for ProductVersion fetching · exe-thumbnailer/exe-thumbnailer@1d8e310 · GitHubIssue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html
Nicht gefundenThird Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922
gnome-exe-thumbnailer CVE-2017-11421 Local Code Injection Vulnerability
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