UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11421

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11421
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11421.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-11421
Related
Published
2017-07-18T19:29:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:24Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / gnome-exe-thumbnailer

Package

Name
gnome-exe-thumbnailer
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnome-exe-thumbnailer@0.9.3-2ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.3-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.3-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "high",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.3-2ubuntu0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "gnome-exe-thumbnailer"
        }
    ]
}