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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html | Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922 | |
https://bugs.debian.org/868705 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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History
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Information
Published : 2017-07-18 19:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2017-11421
Mitre link : CVE-2017-11421
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-11421
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Products Affected
gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project
- gnome-exe-thumbnailer
CWE
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')