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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 hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of the Kindle Setup installer.

Published

2017-03-15T15:59:00.967

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.3 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-426

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	amazon	kindle_for_pc	≤ 1.17.44183	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)