What is CVE-2017-11742?

CVE-2017-11742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libexpat_project Libexpat, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2017-11742?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Libexpat_project Libexpat

CVE-2017-11742

The writeRandomBytes_RtlGenRandom function in xmlparse.c in libexpat in Expat 2.2.1 and 2.2.2 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse ADVAPI32.DLL in the current working directory because of an untrusted search…

EPSS: 0.000 (5.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libexpat_project Libexpat — versions 2.2.1, 2.2.2
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-11742?: CVE-2017-11742 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libexpat_project Libexpat, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2017-11742?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.