CVE-2017-8288

Published: Apr 27, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20

8.1HIGH

NVD MITRE

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/extensionSystem.js.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:HAttack Complexity

High

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:HConfidentiality

High

I:HIntegrity

High

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

Affected Products

gnome

oss-project·USaka glib, gnome project

gnome-shellOn-premDesktop App

Consumer Software

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98070

securityfocus.com

https://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=2513

bugs.kali.org

https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781728

bugzilla.gnome.org

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