{"id":"CVE-2008-2545","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2008-2545","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:30:57.804Z","title":"Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with…","description":"Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.","published":"2008-06-06T22:32:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T22:53:58.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":9.3,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["skype technologies/skype"],"epss":{"score":0.04235,"percentile":0.90955,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30547","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29553","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020201","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html","tags":["Patch"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43044","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/30547","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29553","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020201","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html","tags":["Patch"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43044","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2545","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}