CVE-2017-11421

Description

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Third-Party Advisory dieweltistgarnichtso.net Third-Party Advisory debian.org Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.debian.org/868705 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 issue tracking third party advisory patch
http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-11421?
CVE-2017-11421 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-11421?
To fix CVE-2017-11421, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-11421 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-11421 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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