CVE-2016-3958

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.18%
Vendor Advisory googlesource.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck mailing list
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-3958?
CVE-2016-3958 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-3958?
To fix CVE-2016-3958, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-3958 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-3958 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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