CVE-2017-11421
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-94
Code Injection
Publication date:
18/07/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
4.60
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project:gnome-exe-thumbnailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.9.4 (including) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922
- https://bugs.debian.org/868705
- https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5
- http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922
- https://bugs.debian.org/868705
- https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5