| CVE ID | |
| CVSS SCORE | 8.5, AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Skype |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Skype |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['8328']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Skype. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page. The specific flaw exists with how the OS web-browser passes command line arguments to Skype through the registered 'skype:' protocol handler. Insufficient sanity checking to the /datapath argument allows an attacker to construct a link that will execute Skype with arbitrary arguments. This can be abused to specify a remote configuration storage directory which can be leveraged to glean target user credentials. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Skype has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://share.skype.com/sites/garage/2010/03/10/ReleaseNotes_4.2.0.155.pdf |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Anonymous |
