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Status published
High
CVE-2017-2253
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Yahoo! Toolbar (for...
Vulnerability Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Yahoo! Toolbar (for Internet explorer) v8.0.0.6 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to June 13, 2017, 18:18:55 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
Affected Vendor
Yahoo Japan Corporation
View all reports →Affected Software
Installer of Yahoo! Toolbar (for Internet explorer)
Vulnerable Versions:
v8.0.0.6 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to June 13, 2017, 18:18:55
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 14th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.