CVE-2021-32563

Summary

CVECVE-2021-32563
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-05-11 05:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-28 19:00:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-913

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Xfce Thunar All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Dont execute files, passed via command line due to security risks (9165a61f) · Commits · Xfce / thunar · GitLab MISC gitlab.xfce.org
Regression: Activating Desktop Icon does not Use Default Application (3b54d9d7) · Commits · Xfce / thunar · GitLab MISC gitlab.xfce.org
oss-security - Code execution through Thunar MISC www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: Code execution through MIME-type association of Mono interpreter and security expectations of MIME type associations MLIST www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: Code execution through Thunar MLIST www.openwall.com
Dont execute files, passed via command line due to security risks (1b85b96e) · Commits · Xfce / thunar · GitLab MISC gitlab.xfce.org
oss-security - Code execution through MIME-type association of Mono interpreter and security expectations of MIME type associations MLIST www.openwall.com
Tags · Xfce / thunar · GitLab MISC gitlab.xfce.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 179480 Debian Security Update for thunar (CVE-2021-32563)
  • 710862 Gentoo Linux Thunar Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability (GLSA 202402-20)

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