Buffer overflow in Skype Technologies
CVE-2007-5989
Unspecified vulnerability in the skype4com URI handler in Skype before 3.6 GOLD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "short string values" that result in heap corruption.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.044 (91.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Skype Technologies — versions 0.98.0.04, 1.0.0.9, 1.0.0.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4110 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/27934 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/3440 (third-party-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484703/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- osvdb.org/39170 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/26748 (vdb-entry)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-070.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-5989?
- CVE-2007-5989 is a vulnerability in Skype Technologies, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-12-13.
- Is CVE-2007-5989 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.