CVE-2017-11742
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
La función writeRandomBytes_RtlGenRandom en el archivo xmlparse.c en libexpat en Expat versiones 2.2.1 y 2.2.2 en Windows, permite a los usuarios locales alcanzar privilegios por medio de una biblioteca de tipo caballo de Troya ADVAPI32.DLL en el directorio de trabajo actual debido a una ruta de búsqueda no confiable, también se conoce como secuestro de DLL.
*Credits:
N/A
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Attack Vector
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2017-07-30 CVE Reserved
- 2017-07-30 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-426: Untrusted Search Path
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/82 | 2017-08-09 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Libexpat Project Search vendor "Libexpat Project" | Libexpat Search vendor "Libexpat Project" for product "Libexpat" | 2.2.1 Search vendor "Libexpat Project" for product "Libexpat" and version "2.2.1" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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| Libexpat Project Search vendor "Libexpat Project" | Libexpat Search vendor "Libexpat Project" for product "Libexpat" | 2.2.2 Search vendor "Libexpat Project" for product "Libexpat" and version "2.2.2" | - |
Affected
| in | Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows" | - | - |
Safe
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