Description
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.5/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/
- http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604US Government Resource
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/
- http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604US Government Resource
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 29, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified