HIGH
A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Skype 7.2, 7.35, and 7.36 before 7.37, involving MSFTEDIT.DLL mishandling of remote RDP clipboard content within the message box
Published Jun 26, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 6.43%
Description
A stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Skype 7.2, 7.35, and 7.36 before 7.37, involving MSFTEDIT.DLL mishandling of remote RDP clipboard content within the message box.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.5 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
6.43% 0.06427
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.06427
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (18 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 6.43% (0.06427) | 93.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.43% (0.06427) | 92.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.31% (0.05307) | 89.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.97% (0.11975) | 89.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 18, 2025 | 5.31% (0.05307) | 89.36th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.04% (0.07036) | 90.82th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 76.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 75.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 6, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 72.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00589) | 75.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.48% (0.00477) | 71.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 79.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 78.00th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.08% (0.02084) | 56.70th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 10.73% (0.10726) | 87.87th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 10.73% (0.10726) | 87.73th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 10.73% (0.10726) | 95.25th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 10.73% (0.10726) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99281 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.vulnerability-db.com/?q=articles/2017/05/28/stack-buffer-overflow-zero-day-vulnerability-uncovered-microsoft-skype-v72-v735 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2071 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2084 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99281 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.vulnerability-db.com/?q=articles/2017/05/28/stack-buffer-overflow-zero-day-vulnerability-uncovered-microsoft-skype-v72-v735 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2071 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=2084 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 26, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Jun 26, 2017
Link CVE-2017-9948
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a