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CVE-2008-2545

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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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 ScoreN/A

Published6/6/2008

Last Modified4/9/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

skype_technologies:skype

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

References

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711(cve@mitre.org)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30547(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29553(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020201(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references(cve@mitre.org)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43044(cve@mitre.org)

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://secunia.com/advisories/30547(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29553(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020201(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43044(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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