CVE-2017-11742

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-11742
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-30 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2017-08-09 18:55:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-426

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat 2.2.1 All All All
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat 2.2.2 All All All
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat 2.2.1 All All All
Application Libexpat Project Libexpat 2.2.2 All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[2.2.{1,2}] Windows LoadLibrary DLL hijacking vulnerability (CVE-2017-11742) · Issue #82 · libexpat/libexpat · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Libexpat Expat CVE-2017-11742 DLL Loading Remote Code Execution Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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