CVE-2017-6517

Published Mar 23, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 46.3% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:33 PM
Reserved
Mar 7, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 23, 2017, 8:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:22 AM