Vulnerability in Xfce Thunar
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.031 (87.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 88th percentile — 87.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.031 · newest: 0.031 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/9165a61f95e43cc0b5abf9b98eee2818a0191e0b (Patch)
- gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/3b54d9d7dbd7fd16235e2141c43a7f18718f5664 (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/09/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/tags (Release Notes)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/05/11/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/thunar/-/commit/1b85b96ebf7cb9bf6a3ddf1acee7643643fdf92d (Patch)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/05/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/01/05/2 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-32563?
- CVE-2021-32563 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Xfce Thunar, classified under Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-05-11.
- How severe is CVE-2021-32563?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.