CVE-2017-11742

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…

published July 30, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00462 · 39.1th percentile
Published
2017-07-30T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 JUL 14:00Z
    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…
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