CVE-2017-11421
Publication date 18 July 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| gnome-exe-thumbnailer | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.9.3-2ubuntu0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.8 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | Low |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |