CVE-2017-6517

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Published: March 23, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSkype

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 46%

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (7)

x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/44
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96969

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-427

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