CVE-2017-6517 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...
CriticalCVSS 9.8
EPSS 46.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft skype | = 7.16.0.102 | No fix listed |
References
- packetstormsecurity.com exploit third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- 20170316 Skype Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability (api-ms-win-core-winrt-string-l1-1-0.dll) mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 96969 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- 1038209 vdb-entry
- technet.microsoft.com not-applicable
- twitter.com press-media-coverage
- twitter.com press-media-coverage