putty-source/windows/utils/load_system32_dll.c

/*
 * Wrapper function to load a DLL out of c:\windows\system32 without
 * going through the full DLL search path. (Hence no attack is
 * possible by placing a substitute DLL earlier on that path.)
 */

#include "putty.h"

HMODULE load_system32_dll(const char *libname)
{
    char *fullpath;
    HMODULE ret;

    fullpath = dupcat(get_system_dir(), "\\", libname);
    ret = LoadLibrary(fullpath);
    sfree(fullpath);
    return ret;
}