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.
Exploits (1)
exploitdb
WORKING POC
VERIFIED
by Tom Ferris · textremoteosx
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28710
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
US Government Resource third-party-advisory
x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
Scores
EPSS
0.3075
EPSS Percentile
96.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
skype_technologies/skype
< 1.5.0.79
Published
Sep 29, 2006
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026