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Critical
CVE-2008-1805
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before...
Vulnerability Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI that ends in an executable extension that is not covered by the blacklist.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020201
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30547
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29553
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html
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Affected Vendor
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skype
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.0.0.106, 3.0.0.123, 3.0.0.137, 3.0.0.154, 3.0.0.190, 3.0.0.198, 3.0.0.205, 3.0.0.209, 3.0.0.214, 3.0.0.216, 3.0.0.217, 3.0.0.218, 3.1.0.112, 3.1.0.134, 3.1.0.144, 3.1.0.147, 3.1.0.150, 3.1.0.152, 3.2.0.53, 3.2.0.63, 3.2.0.82, 3.2.0.115, 3.2.0.145, 3.2.0.148, 3.2.0.152, 3.2.0.158, 3.2.0.163, 3.2.0.175, 3.5.0.107, 3.5.0.158, 3.5.0.178, 3.5.0.202, 3.5.0.214, 3.5.0.229, 3.5.0.234, 3.5.0.239, 3.6.0.127, 3.6.0.159, 3.6.0.216, 3.6.0.244, 3.6.0.248, 3.8.0.96
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 6th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.