Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) msi.dll, (2) dpapi.dll, or (3) cryptui.dll that is located in the current working directory.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-6659 Multiple untrusted search path vulnerabilities in Microsoft Skype allow local users to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse (1) msi.dll, (2) dpapi.dll, or (3) cryptui.dll that is located in the current working directory.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:08:00.540Z

Reserved: 2016-06-16T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5720

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:01.737

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-5720

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