vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-11421): gnome-exe-thumbnailer vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | Jul 18, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
Jul 18, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 18, 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.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-gnome-exe-thumbnailer
References
- CVE-2017-11421
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-11421
- CWE-94
- URL-http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html
- URL-https://bugs.debian.org/868705
- URL-https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11421
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