High severity · published May 23, 2016
CVE-2016-3958
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working…
7.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1.5.4 and 1.6.x before 1.6.1 on Windows allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 34% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GO
GO · Golang
1.5 before 1.5.4; 1.6 before 1.6.1; 1.6 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-3958
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-3958
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959
Vendor Advisory
https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/
groups.google.com
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck
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