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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

Published Jul 30, 2017

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.

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Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

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Weaknesses (1)

CWE-426

References (2)

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 30, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jul 30, 2017
Link CVE-2017-11742
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Link CVE-2017-11742
Red Hat
Severity n/a
Public date n/a
Links CVE-2017-11742