Vulnerability CVE-2017-6189
Published: 2017-03-15

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.4/10
6.4/10
3.4/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Amazon -> Kindle for pc 

 References:
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476
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