CVE-2017-17069

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

ActiveSetupN.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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-426

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102044Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145202/Amazon-Audible-DLL-Hijacking.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://twitter.com/LionHeartRoxx/status/936338288314540032Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102044Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145202/Amazon-Audible-DLL-Hijacking.htmlIssue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://twitter.com/LionHeartRoxx/status/936338288314540032Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 6, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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