CVE-2004-1778

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weakness enumeration

CWE-276

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Dec 22, 2004
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2004-1778: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix