7.8high
CVE-2016-3958
Privilege escalation on Windows via malicious DLL in syscall
Also known as GO-2021-0163
Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 34%
Public exploits
0
none known
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function.
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
0.40% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs.
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | stdlib | <1.5.4 >=1.6.0-0, <1.6.1 | 1.5.4 1.6.1 |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
References
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- groups.google.com /forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- github.com /golang/go/issues/14959 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
- go-review.googlesource.com /#/c/21428/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
- go.dev /cl/21428 · fix
- go.googlesource.com /go/+/6a0bb87bd0bf0fdf8ddbd35f77a75ebd412f61b0 · fix
- go.dev /issue/14959 · report
- groups.google.com /g/golang-announce/c/9eqIHqaWvck · web
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-3958
- NVD: CVE-2016-3958
- OSV: GO-2021-0163
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