CVE-2018-1169 - CVE House

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Status published High CVE-2018-1169

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on...

8.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Amazon Music Player 6.1.5.1213. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of URI handlers. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5521.

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.

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Affected Vendor

Amazon

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Affected Software

Amazon Music Player

Vulnerable Versions:

6.1.5.1213

Timeline

Official Publish: March 2nd, 2018

Last Modified: August 5th, 2024

Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

Privilege Escalation

T1005 Data from Local System

T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel