What is CVE-2017-6189?

CVE-2017-6189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Kindle For Pc, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-6189?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Amazon Kindle For Pc

CVE-2017-6189

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.

EPSS: 0.012 (65.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Amazon Kindle_for_pc
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6189?: CVE-2017-6189 is a high-severity vulnerability in Amazon Kindle For Pc, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-6189?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.