modules:
  - module: std
    versions:
      - fixed: 1.5.4
      - introduced: 1.6.0
        fixed: 1.6.1
    vulnerable_at: 1.6.0
    packages:
      - package: syscall
        symbols:
          - LoadLibrary
        skip_fix: 'TODO: revisit this reason (fix appears to not work with Go <1.18)'
description: |
    Untrusted search path vulnerability on Windows related to LoadLibrary allows
    local users to gain privileges via a malicious DLL in the current working
    directory.
published: 2022-01-05T22:41:50Z
cves:
  - CVE-2016-3958
references:
  - fix: https://go.dev/cl/21428
  - fix: https://go.googlesource.com/go/+/6a0bb87bd0bf0fdf8ddbd35f77a75ebd412f61b0
  - report: https://go.dev/issue/14959
  - web: https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/9eqIHqaWvck