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CVE-2017-8288
CVE-2017-8288
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.100000381469727 HIGH
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 2.94% · 86.9th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
8.100000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.94%
86.9th 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
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 18, 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