8.1

CVE-2017-8288: gnome gnome-shell Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 8.1v3.0HighModified
AliasesMGASA-2018-0055MGASA-2018-0057SUSE-SU-2017:2217-1
Published 27-04-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8288 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in gnome gnome-shell. EPSS estimates a 2.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.94%
0%100%
Low · -0.02 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 2
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10797-1USN-7052-1

Timeline

  1. 27-04-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.02 pp

From 2.96% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
2.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse11 products
  • gnome-shell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2< 3.20.4-77.7.5
  • gnome-shell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3< 3.20.4-77.7.5
  • gnome-shell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2< 3.20.4-77.7.5
  • gnome-shell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3< 3.20.4-77.7.5
  • gnome-shell&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2< 3.20.4-77.7.5
Mageia2 products
  • gnome-shell< 3.14.3-8.3.mga5
  • gnome-shell< 3.24.3-1.mga6
Debian1 product
  • gnome-shell< 3.22.3-3
Gnome1 product
  • gnome-shell3.22.0 | 3.22.1 | 3.22.2 | 3.22.3 | 3.23.1 | 3.23.2 | 3.23.3 | 3.23.90 | 3.23.91 | 3.23.92 | 3.24.0 | 3.24.1
Ubuntu1 product
  • gnome-shell< 3.18.5-0ubuntu0.3+esm1

5 vendors · 16 products

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