fkie_cve-2017-11742
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2017-07-30 14:29
Modified
2025-04-20 01:37
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
| ▶ | URL | Tags | |
|---|---|---|---|
| cve@mitre.org | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| cve@mitre.org | https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/82 | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147 | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/82 | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| libexpat_project | libexpat | 2.2.1 | |
| libexpat_project | libexpat | 2.2.2 | |
| microsoft | windows | - |
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