CVE-2017-13676 describes a DLL preloading vulnerability in Norton Remove & Reinstall, affecting versions prior to 4.4.0.58. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.0) allows an attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in a predictable search path, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, and community discussion is minimal, a patch is available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= -CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:norton:remove_\&_reinstall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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