CVE-2017-6189
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.25%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.25% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- amazon/kindle for pc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96476Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.