High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 6, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-17069

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.

Affected products

Amazon (company)/Audible
cpe:2.3:a:amazon:audible:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <november2017

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.securityfocus.com/bid/102044nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
packetstormsecurity.com/files/145202/Amazon-Audible-DLL-Hijacking.htmlnvdIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
twitter.com/LionHeartRoxx/status/936338288314540032nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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