Vulnerability CVE-2007-5989
Published: 2007-12-13   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Unspecified vulnerability in the skype4com URI handler in Skype before 3.6 GOLD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "short string values" that result in heap corruption.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Skype skype4com URI Handler Remote Heap Corruption Vulnerability
ZDI
13.12.2007

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Skype technologies -> Skype 

 References:
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3440
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019056
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484703/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26748
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4110
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-070.html
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