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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 priv

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00154
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

3
golang go>= 1.5 and < 1.5.4
golang go>= 1.6 and < 1.6.1
golang goall versions
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Affected Packages

1
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
Go stdlib fixed in 1.5.4, 1.6.1
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · cve@mitre.org
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD23 May 2016 · 07:59 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

5
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959Third Party Advisory
https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/Vendor Advisory
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck
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