CVE-2017-6517
CRITICALMicrosoft Skype - Uncontrolled Search Path
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
References (7)
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.1974
EPSS Percentile
95.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-427
Status
draft
Affected Products (1)
microsoft/skype
Timeline
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026