CVE-2017-6517
CVSS V2 High 10
CVSS V3 Critical 9.8
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2017-6517
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-03-23T20:59:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-03T00:03:26
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype:7.16.0.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- COMPLETE
- Integrity Impact
- COMPLETE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 10
- Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 10
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 9.8
- Base Severity
- CRITICAL
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Mar/44 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/141650/Skype-7.16.0.102-DLL-Hijacking.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| https://twitter.com/vysecurity/status/845013670103003138 | Press/Media Coverage |
| https://twitter.com/tiger_tigerboy/status/755332687141883904 | Press/Media Coverage |
| https://technet.microsoft.com/security/cc308575.aspx | Not Applicable |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96969 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038209 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-6517 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-6517 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:27:44 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 15:04:55 | 2017-03-23T20:59Z | 2017-03-23T20:59:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 15:04:55 | 2019-10-03T00:03:26 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 15:04:55 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |