High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jul 18, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-11421
CVE-2017-11421
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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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:gnome-exe-thumbnailer_project:gnome-exe-thumbnailer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=0.9.4
- Range: <0.9.5
Patches
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References
4- github.com/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/gnome-exe-thumbnailer/commit/1d8e3102dd8fd23431ae6127d14a236da6b4a4a5nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- news.dieweltistgarnichtso.net/posts/gnome-thumbnailer-msi-fail.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- bugs.debian.org/868705nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99922nvd
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