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 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.

CVSS v3.0

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0

10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

46.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2017-03-23

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-6516
• CVE-2017-6526
• CVE-2017-6514
• CVE-2017-6527
• CVE-2017-6510
• CVE-2017-6528