High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published Mar 15, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-6189
CVE-2017-6189
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.
Affected products
1Patches
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References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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