Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity Affecting nautilus package, versions <0:3.22.3-4.el7_4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-NAUTILUS-2096259
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed31 Jan 2017

Introduced: 31 Jan 2017

CVE-2017-14604  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-345  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 nautilus to version 0:3.22.3-4.el7_4 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nautilus package and not the nautilus package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 file's Exec field launches a malicious "sh -c" command. In other words, Nautilus provides no UI indication that a file actually has the potentially unsafe .desktop extension; instead, the UI only shows the .pdf extension. One (slightly) mitigating factor is that an attack requires the .desktop file to have execute permission. The solution is to ask the user to confirm that the file is supposed to be treated as a .desktop file, and then remember the user's answer in the metadata::trusted field.

CVSS Scores

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