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 trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2007-5989: held from 0.044 to 0.044.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.044 · newest: 0.044 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.