CVE-2017-11421 Detail
Current 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.
Source:
MITRE
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
7.8 HIGH
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
(V3.0 legend)
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.6 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.4
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
Partial
Integrity (I):
Partial
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
Allows unauthorized modification
Allows disruption of service
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Technical Details
Vulnerability Type
(View All)
- Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') (CWE-94)
Change History
2 change records found
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Initial Analysis -
7/26/2017 8:42:15 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
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OR
*cpe:2.3:a:gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project:gnome-exe-thumbnailer:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-94 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html No Types Assigned |
http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://bugs.debian.org/868705 No Types Assigned |
https://bugs.debian.org/868705 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 No Types Assigned |
https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
7/25/2017 9:29:01 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
|
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922 [No Types Assigned] |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-11421
NVD Published Date:
07/18/2017
NVD Last Modified:
07/26/2017
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