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CVE-2017-11421
CVE-2017-11421
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.07% · 20.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.07%
20.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | gnome-exe-thumbnailer | 0, 0.9.3-2 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jul 18, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-11421 third-party-advisory
- http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/868705 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-11421 third-party-advisory