CVE-2017-14604
GNOME Nautilus before 3.23.90 allows attackers to spoof a file type by using the .desktop file extension, as demonstrated by an attack in which a .desktop file's Name field ends in .pdf but this
02 Description
GNOME Nautilus before 3.23.90 allows attackers to spoof a file type by using the .desktop file extension, as demonstrated by an attack in which a .desktop file's Name field ends in .pdf but this
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2017-09-20 08:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 19:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-09-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 7f8aae8cc15b6d0c5369b5ccbf999532facb4597d59921a7399f66430d151204
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/2238
- bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=860268
- github.comhttps://github.com/GNOME/nautilus/commit/1630f53481f445ada0a455e9979236d31a8d3bb0
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=777991
- www.securityfocus.com101012http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101012
- www.debian.orgDSA-3994http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3994
- github.comhttps://github.com/GNOME/nautilus/commit/bc919205bf774f6af3fa7154506c46039af5a69b
- micahflee.comhttps://micahflee.com/2017/04/breaking-the-security-model-of-subgraph-os/
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:0223https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0223
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- nautilus Fixed in 3.25.90-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- nautilus Fixed in 3.25.90-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- nautilus Fixed in 3.25.90-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- nautilus No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.