Skype: Security Vulnerabilities
Skype for Consumer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS Score
8.8
EPSS Score
0.038
Published
2024-03-12
Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Skype 5.x before 5.1.0.922 on Mac OS X allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.
CVSS Score
8.5
EPSS Score
0.048
Published
2011-05-10
Skype for Android stores sensitive user data without encryption in sqlite3 databases that have weak permissions, which allows local applications to read user IDs, contacts, phone numbers, date of birth, instant message logs, and other private information.
CVSS Score
2.1
EPSS Score
0.0
Published
2011-04-18
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Skype 4.2.0.169 and earlier allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32.dll that is located in the same folder as a .skype file.
CVSS Score
9.3
EPSS Score
0.014
Published
2010-08-26
Unspecified vulnerability in the Extras Manager before 2.0.0.67 in Skype before 4.1.0.179 on Windows has unknown impact and attack vectors.
CVSS Score
10.0
EPSS Score
0.004
Published
2010-03-26
The skype_tool.copy_num method in the Skype extension BETA 2.2.0.95 for Firefox allows remote attackers to write arbitrary data to the clipboard via a string argument.
CVSS Score
4.3
EPSS Score
0.022
Published
2008-12-22
Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in Skype 2.0.*.104 and 2.5.*.0 through 2.5.*.78 for Windows allows remote authorized attackers to download arbitrary files via a URL that contains certain command-line switches.
CVSS Score
2.6
EPSS Score
0.044
Published
2006-05-19
Skype 0.92.0.12 and 1.0.0.1 for Linux, and possibly other versions, creates the /usr/share/skype/lang directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify language files and possibly conduct social engineering or other attacks.
CVSS Score
4.6
EPSS Score
0.001
Published
2004-12-22