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    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.

    Published:Mar 23, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 23, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.1974
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Skype

    Exploits

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

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High