CVE-2016-3958
published 2016-05-23CVE-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…
PriorityP433high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.40%
31.5th percentile
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.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| golang | go | — | — |
| golang | go | >= 1.5 < 1.5.4 | 1.5.4 |
| golang | go | >= 1.6 < 1.6.1 | 1.6.1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.2HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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GHSA
GHSA-8w8c-fgc5-6f3r: Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-3958 [HIGH] GHSA-8w8c-fgc5-6f3r: Untrusted search path vulnerability in Go before 1
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.
OSV
Privilege escalation on Windows via malicious DLL in syscall
osv·2022-01-05
CVE-2016-3958 Privilege escalation on Windows via malicious DLL in syscall
Privilege escalation on Windows via malicious DLL in syscall
Untrusted search path vulnerability on Windows related to LoadLibrary allows local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the current working directory.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvckhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck
2016-05-23
Published