CVE-2017-6189 is an untrusted search path vulnerability affecting Amazon Kindle for PC versions prior to 1.19. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code and perform DLL hijacking by placing a malicious DLL in the Kindle Setup installer's current working directory. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (running the installer) but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.17.44183CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:kindle_for_pc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.