CVE-2017-6189
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 High 7.3
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-6189
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2017-03-15T15:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2017-03-24T14:07:29
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:amazon:kindle_for_pc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.17.44183 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.3
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.3
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6189 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6189 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 09:46:38 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 14:44:15 | 2017-03-15T15:59Z | 2017-03-15T15:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 14:44:15 | 2017-03-24T14:07:29 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 14:44:15 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |