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.

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GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-jwp2-53m7-g9fp

Microsoft Skype 7.16.0.102 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote...

References (14)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96969 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038209
• https://technet.microsoft.com/security/cc308575.aspx Not Applicable
• https://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/755332687141883904 Press/Media Coverage
• https://twitter.com/vysecurity/status/845013670103003138 Press/Media Coverage
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/44 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96969 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038209
• https://technet.microsoft.com/security/cc308575.aspx Not Applicable
• https://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/755332687141883904 Press/Media Coverage
• https://twitter.com/vysecurity/status/845013670103003138 Press/Media Coverage