CVE - CVE-2017-8288

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-8288	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:98070 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98070 CONFIRM:https://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=2513 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781728 CONFIRM:https://github.com/EasyScreenCast/EasyScreenCast/issues/46 CONFIRM:https://github.com/GNOME/gnome-shell/commit/ff425d1db7082e2755d2a405af53861552acf2a1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20170426	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20170426)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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