9.3

CVE-2017-2253: yahoo japan corporation installer of yahoo! toolbar (for internet explorer) Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 14-07-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-2253 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in yahoo japan corporation installer of yahoo! toolbar (for internet explorer). EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.08%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 14-07-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.08%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.08% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.08%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Yahoo1 product
Yahoo japan corporation1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links