CVE-2017-6189 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2017-03-15

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:amazon:kindle_for_pc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-15254	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.001.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Amazon Kindle For Pc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-15T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T15:25:47.693Z

Reserved: 2017-02-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-6189

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-15T15:59:00.967

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-6189

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-426

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