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CVE-2017-8288
CVE-2017-8288
PUBLISHED
gnome-shell 3.22 through 3.24.1 mishandles extensions that fail to reload, which can lead to leaving extensions enabled in the lock screen. With these extensions, a bystander could launch applications (but not interact with them), see information from the extensions (e.g., what applications you have opened or what music you were playing), or even execute arbitrary commands. It all depends on what extensions a user has enabled. The problem is caused by lack of exception handling in js/ui/extensionSystem.js.
EPSS 0.40% · 61.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.40%
61.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | gnome-shell | 3.18.1-1ubuntu1, 3.18.2-0ubuntu2, 3.18.4-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Apr 27, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8288 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8288 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7052-1 vendor-advisory