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CVE-2017-11742Not scoredCWE-426

CVE-2017-11742: Libexpat Project vulnerability

Libexpat Project · Libexpat

Affected: Libexpat Project · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
40th percentile
050100

Higher than 40% of scored CVEs

Not scored yet. The CVE record carries no CVSS score.

DescriptionCVE.org

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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Exploitation
Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public check
No public nuclei template
Published
July 2017

CoverageNo articles yet

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