CVE-2017-11742
Expat ADVAPI32 DLL Hijacking Privilege Escalation
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
July 30, 2017, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 9, 2017, 6:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-11742.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/82 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2017-11742 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-11742 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/82 No Types Assigned https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/82 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-426 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:2.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:libexpat_project:libexpat:2.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 09, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-11742 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-11742
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile