Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-11421
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 4.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 4.6
References
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2017-11421
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cpe:2.3:a:gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project:gnome-exe-thumbnailer:0.9.4