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
Published Mar 15, 2017
7.3
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.25%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.17.44183
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (8 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01248) | 68.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01248) | 68.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 72.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.40% (0.01404) | 45.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 21.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00779) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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