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Microsoft Office: CVE-2018-8238: Skype for Business and Lync Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

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Microsoft Office: CVE-2018-8238: Skype for Business and Lync Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/11/2018
Created
06/27/2023
Added
06/20/2023
Modified
06/20/2023

Description

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Skype for Business or Lync do not properly parse UNC path links shared via messages, aka "Skype for Business and Lync Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Skype, Microsoft Lync.

Solution(s)

  • microsoft-skype_for_business_2016-kb4022221

References

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