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TI-2017-04301 Aliases CVE-2017-6517GHSA-jwp2-53m7-g9fp

Microsoft Skype 7.16.0.102 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated…

Priority HIGH 72CWE-427Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-427.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.46342 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype:7.16.0.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.16.0.102VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:skype:7.16.0.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.16.0.102 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-6517
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jwp2-53m7-g9fp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 3

  • TI-2017-07315 A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Skype 7.2, 7.35… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00552 Untrusted search path in Microsoft The installer of Skype for Windows CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-00551 Untrusted search path in Microsoft Skype for Windows CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2016-04964 Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype allow local users to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2019-00681 An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Skype for Android, aka 'Skype for… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
  • TI-2019-00412 Improper authentication in Microsoft Skype CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.6
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Sources

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