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CVE-2017-6189

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC before 1.19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijack…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC before 1.19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of the Kindle Setup installer.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/96476 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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