GSD-2016-3958

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21
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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.
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