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    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 horse ADVAPI32.DLL in the current working directory because of an untrusted search path, aka DLL hijacking.

    Published:Jul 30, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jul 30, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00019
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Libexpat Project
    Product
    Libexpat
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Windows

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-38 Leveraging/Manipulating Configuration File Search Paths

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    User Interaction
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