Vulnerability Details : CVE-2006-5084
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.
Vulnerability category: Input validationExecute codeDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2006-5084
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 23.41%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 96 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2006-5084
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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7.5
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HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
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6.4
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2006-5084
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2006-5084
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http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895
Vendor Advisory
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http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966
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http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
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http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/
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http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604
US Government Resource
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http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218
Products affected by CVE-2006-5084
- cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*