# CVE-2017-13676: Code injection in Norton Remove & Reinstall

> An attacker can execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in the application's search path, affecting Norton Remove & Reinstall users.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Sep 2017
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w85q-f77r-393q

## What is CVE-2017-13676?

CVE-2017-13676 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Symantec Corporation Norton Remove & Reinstall, published on 27 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Norton Remove & Reinstall can be susceptible to a DLL preloading vulnerability. These types of issues occur when an application looks to call a DLL for execution and an attacker provides a malicious DLL to use instead. Depending on how the application is configured, it will generally follow a specific search path to locate the DLL. The vulnerability can be exploited by a simple file write (or potentially an over-write) which results in a foreign DLL running under the context of the application. A Norton Remove & Reinstall update, version 4.4.0.58, has been released which addresses the aforementioned vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-13676?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Norton Remove \& Reinstall.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-13676?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-13676 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2017-13676 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-13676 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-13676 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Symantec Corporation Norton Remove & Reinstall, published on 27 Sep 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-13676 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Symantec Corporation Norton Remove & Reinstall. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13676/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-13676/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13676
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13676
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-13676

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