CVE-2016-3958 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2 https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959 https://go-review.googlesource.com//c/21428/ https://groups.google.com/forum/!topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8