CVE-2005-3267

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in Skype client before 1.4.x.84 on Windows, before 1.3.x.17 on Mac OS, before 1.2.x.18 on Linux, and 1.1.x.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted network data with a large Object Counter value, which leads to a resultant heap-based buffer overflow.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 18.24% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory skype.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22850 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17305/ third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2005-03.html patch vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113026202728568&w=2 mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/20306 vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2197 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905177 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15192 exploit vdb entry patch
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/115 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3267?
CVE-2005-3267 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3267?
To fix CVE-2005-3267, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-3267 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-3267 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~18% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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