CVE-2006-5084
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.8%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 15.78% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- skype technologies/skype
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/
- http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604US Government Resource
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/
- http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604US Government Resource
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.