CVE-2017-17069

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17069
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-12-06 05:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionActiveSetupN.exe in Amazon Audible for Windows before November 2017 allows attackers to execute arbitrary DLL code if ActiveSetupN.exe is launched from a directory where an attacker has already created a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001520000 probability, percentile 0.355550000 (date 2026-05-16)

Problem Types: CWE-426 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary9.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Amazon Audible All All All All
Operating System Microsoft Windows - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Amazon Audible DLL Hijacking ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Amazon Audible CVE-2017-17069 DLL Loading Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Himanshu Mehta | atheM uhsnamiH na Twitterze: "Helped Amazon team again to patch another vulnerability (CVE-2017-17069) in one of their product :) #Vulnerability #Patched #NoBounty #CVE… https://t.co/Z3usKumdsk" af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 twitter.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
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