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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-3048 | 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. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T18:12:39.591Z
Reserved: 2017-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-11421
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-07-18T19:29:00.193
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-11421
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD