CVE-2017-8550 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Skype for Business when the software fails to sanitize specially crafted content, aka "Skype for Business Remote Code Execution Vulnerability".

Published: 2017-06-15

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: 9.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft Corporation

Skype for Business

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Microsoft Office 2016 Click-to-Run (C2R)`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.09552.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98916
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2017-8550
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42316/

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Office

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2017-06-15T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:41:23.613Z

Reserved: 2017-05-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-8550

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-15T01:29:04.663

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-8550

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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