CVE-2021-32563

An issue was discovered in Thunar before 4.16.7 and 4.17.x before 4.17.2. When called with a regular file as a command-line argument, it delegates to a different program (based on the file type) without user confirmation. This could be used to achieve code execution.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/tags	Release Notes
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/9165a61f95e43cc0b5abf9b98eee2818a0191e0b	Patch
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/3b54d9d7dbd7fd16235e2141c43a7f18718f5664	Patch
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/3	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/1b85b96ebf7cb9bf6a3ddf1acee7643643fdf92d	Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/05/1	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/05/2	Mailing List Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:xfce:thunar::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:xfce:thunar::::::::

Information

Published : 2021-05-10 22:15

Updated : 2023-02-28 11:00

NVD link : CVE-2021-32563

Mitre link : CVE-2021-32563

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-913

Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

Products Affected

xfce

thunar

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