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CVE-2017-6517in critical feed

Microsoft Skype 7.16.0.102 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the t…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
46.3%
percentile 99%
Public exploits
0
none known

Microsoft Skype 7.16.0.102 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This vulnerability exists due to the way .dll files are loaded by Skype. It allows an attacker to load a .dll of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code without the user's knowledge.The specific flaw exists within the handling of DLL (api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll) loading by the Skype.exe process.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

46.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.010.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/44 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • twitter.com /tiger_tigerboy/status/755332687141883904 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • twitter.com /vysecurity/status/845013670103003138 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/96969 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1038209 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • technet.microsoft.com /security/cc308575.aspx · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • packetstormsecurity.com /files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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