Vulnerability CVE-2011-1717
Published: 2011-04-18   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Skype -> Skype for android 

 References:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/15/skype_for_android_vulnerable/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025387
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/04/14/exclusive-vulnerability-in-skype-for-android-is-exposing-your-name-phone-number-chat-logs-and-a-lot-more/
http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/04/privacy_vulnerability_in_skype.html
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