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CVE-2017-17069

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-12-06 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-426

Description

ActiveSetupN.exe in Amazon Audible for Windows before November 2017 allows attackers to execute arbitrary DLL code if ActiveSetupN.exe is launched from a directory where an attacker has already created a Trojan horse dwmapi.dll file.

Affected products

• Amazon Audible: before november2017 — fixed in november2017

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Amazon Audible november2017. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102044
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145202/Amazon-Audible-DLL-Hijacking.html
• https://twitter.com/LionHeartRoxx/status/936338288314540032
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102044
• https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145202/Amazon-Audible-DLL-Hijacking.html
• https://twitter.com/LionHeartRoxx/status/936338288314540032

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