National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2011-2074
Original release date:05/10/2011
Last revised:05/26/2011
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Skype 5.x before 5.1.0.922 on Mac OS X allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.
Description
Per: http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/05/security_vulnerability_in_mac.html
'Please note, Skype's other clients, e.g. Windows and Linux, are not susceptible to this vulnerability.'
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
6.8
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows unauthorized modification; Allows disruption of service
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External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/05/security_vulnerability_in_mac.html
Type: Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2011-1192
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/06/skype_for_mac_critical_vulnerability/
External Source: BID
Name: 47747
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.purehacking.com/blogs/gordon-maddern/skype-0day-vulnerabilitiy-discovered-by-pure-hacking
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 44522
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10837
