CVE-2017-11742 | BDVDB-2026-88239 Detail

Description#

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 path, aka DLL hijacking.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/issues/82
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100147

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-07-30Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.