CVE-2006-5084

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 27.94% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604 third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/ third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218 vdb entry
http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5084?
CVE-2006-5084 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5084?
To fix CVE-2006-5084, 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-2006-5084 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2006-5084 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~28% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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