CVE-2017-6517
critical · 9.8Microsoft 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.
9.8
CVSS
46.3%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
99th
EPSS percentile
2017-03-23
Published
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-427
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | skype | 7.16.0.102 |
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References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/44
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96969
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038209
- https://technet.microsoft.com/security/cc308575.aspx
- https://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/755332687141883904
- https://twitter.com/vysecurity/status/845013670103003138
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/44
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96969
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038209
- https://technet.microsoft.com/security/cc308575.aspx
- https://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/755332687141883904
- https://twitter.com/vysecurity/status/845013670103003138
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2017-6517