CRITICAL
Format Factory 4.1.0 has a DLL Hijacking Vulnerability because an untrusted search path is used for msimg32.dll, WindowsCodecs.dll, and dwmapi.dll
Published Aug 3, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.57%
Description
Format Factory 4.1.0 has a DLL Hijacking Vulnerability because an untrusted search path is used for msimg32.dll, WindowsCodecs.dll, and dwmapi.dll.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.1.0
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.57% 0.01574
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01574
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01574) | 74.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01574) | 72.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 68.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 68.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.25% (0.00252) | 64.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00229) | 60.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.66% (0.00659) | 76.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 9.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (1)
- http://www.kth.ninja/2017/08/format-factory-dll-hijacking.html x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.kth.ninja/2017/08/format-factory-dll-hijacking.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 3, 2017
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Aug 3, 2017
Link CVE-2017-12414
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a