CVE-2016-3958

HIGH

Go <1.5.4, <1.6.1 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/2
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21topic/golang-announce/9eqIHqaWvck
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/golang/go/issues/14959
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/05/1
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://go-review.googlesource.com/#/c/21428/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 35.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (2)
golang/go 1.6
golang/go 1.5 - 1.5.4
Published May 23, 2016
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026