CVE - CVE-2017-11421

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-11421	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:http://news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.html MISC:https://bugs.debian.org/868705 MISC:https://github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5 BID:99922 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20170718	Disclaimer: The entry 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 (20170718)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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