CVE-2017-17069

N/A
Published: December 6, 2017 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAudible· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

ActiveSetupN.exe in Amazon Audible for Windows before November 2017 allows attackers to execute arbitrary DLL code if ActiveSetupN.exe is launched from a directory where an attacker has already created a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < november2017
Affected range stops below november2017, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
microsoft-windows (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (3)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102044
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145202/Amazon-Audible-DLL-Hijacking.html
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/LionHeartRoxx/status/936338288314540032

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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