CVE-2008-2545

CriticalCVSS 9.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 9.3/10AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Jun 6, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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