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CVE-2017-6189

high

Description

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.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-03-15

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00096