CVE-2017-11421
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.
Published:Jul 17, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Jul 18, 2017
EPSS Score:0.00022
CVSS Score:7.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Gnome-exe-thumbnailer Project
Product
Gnome-exe-thumbnailer
Gnome-exe-thumbnailer Project
Gnome-exe-thumbnailer
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
None
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Availability
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