CVE-2005-3265
Buffer overflow in Skype for Windows 1.1.x.0 through 1.4.x.83 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) callto:// and (2) skype:// links, or (3) a non-standard VCARD, possibly due to an underlying error in the SysUtils.WideFmtStr Delphi…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Skype for Windows 1.1.x.0 through 1.4.x.83 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) callto:// and (2) skype:// links, or (3) a non-standard VCARD, possibly due to an underlying error in the SysUtils.WideFmtStr Delphi routine.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.87% probability · 93th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- skype technologies/skype
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17305/
- http://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2005-02.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/668193US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930345US Government Resource
- http://www.pentest.co.uk/documents/ptl-2005-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15190
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2197
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22848
- http://secunia.com/advisories/17305/
- http://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2005-02.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/668193US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930345US Government Resource
- http://www.pentest.co.uk/documents/ptl-2005-01.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15190
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2197
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22848
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.