high7.8
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.
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnome-Exe-Thumbnailer Project | Gnome-Exe-Thumbnailer | through 0.9.4 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- 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