DLL Hijacking Vulnerability in Sublime Text 3 version 3.1.1 build 3176 on 32-bit Windows Platforms

CVE-2019-9116 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

DLL hijacking is possible in Sublime Text 3 version 3.1.1 build 3176 on 32-bit Windows platforms because a Trojan horse api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1.dll or api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1.dll file may be loaded if a victim uses sublime_text.exe to open a .txt file within an attacker's %LOCALAPPDATA%\Temp\sublime_text folder. NOTE: the vendor's position is "This does not appear to be a bug with Sublime Text, but rather one with Windows that has been patched.

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