CVE-2018-8238

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-8238
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-11 00:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Microsoft Lync 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Lync 2013 sp1 All All
Application Microsoft Skype For Business 2016 All All All
Application Microsoft Skype For Business 2016 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8238 CONFIRM portal.msrc.microsoft.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Microsoft Skype for Business and Lync CVE-2018-8238 Security Bypass Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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