CVE-2017-8288 — Improper Input Validation in Gnome-shell
Severity
8.1HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 45.89%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 27
Latest updateOct 3
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/extensio…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 2.2 | Impact: 5.9