CVE-2017-6517
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2017-03-23 20:00
Modified
2024-08-05 15:33
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/44Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96969Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038209
cve@mitre.orghttps://technet.microsoft.com/security/cc308575.aspxNot Applicable
cve@mitre.orghttps://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/755332687141883904Press/Media Coverage
cve@mitre.orghttps://twitter.com/vysecurity/status/845013670103003138Press/Media Coverage
Impacted products
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