CVE-2017-8288

Description

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.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.74% Top 30%
Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/EasyScreenCast/EasyScreenCast/issues/46 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781728 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98070 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=2513 issue tracking
https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-shell/commit/ff425d1db7082e2755d2a405af53861552acf2a1 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-8288?
CVE-2017-8288 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-8288?
To fix CVE-2017-8288, 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-2017-8288 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-8288 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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