### [CVE-2017-6189](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6189)
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### Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Amazon Kindle for PC before 1.19 allows local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory of the Kindle Setup installer.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141366/Amazon-Kindle-DLL-Hijacking.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Feb/71

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.