CVE-2017-6189

HighCVSS 7.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC before 1.19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of the Kindle Setup installer.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Mar 15, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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