CVE-2017-11742

The writeRandomBytes_RtlGenRandom function in xmlparse.c in libexpat in Expat 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ADVAPI32.DLL in the current working directory because of an untrusted search path, aka DLL hijacking.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/82	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:2.2.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:2.2.2:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-07-30 14:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2017-11742

Mitre link : CVE-2017-11742

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-11742

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

windows

libexpat_project

libexpat

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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