CVE-2017-8288
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
02 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
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
- 2.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 86.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. 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
- 2017-04-27 00:00Z9 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 16:34Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-04-26
- 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
- d090a378ceb61e106a747f3bebd0894249e61ee5fcd70faee43a7538ce15c0cb
05 Affected products
06 References
- github.comhttps://github.com/EasyScreenCast/EasyScreenCast/issues/46
- bugzilla.gnome.orghttps://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=781728
- www.securityfocus.com98070http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98070
- bugs.kali.orghttps://bugs.kali.org/view.php?id=2513
- github.comhttps://github.com/GNOME/gnome-shell/commit/ff425d1db7082e2755d2a405af53861552acf2a1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gnome-shell Fixed in 3.22.3-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gnome-shell Fixed in 3.22.3-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gnome-shell Fixed in 3.22.3-3
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- gnome-shell Fixed in 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
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.