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Skype Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA17305
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Release Date: 2005-10-25
Last Update: 2006-07-10
Popularity: 40,610 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
System access
Where: From remote
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

Software:Skype for Linux 0.x
Skype for Linux 1.x
Skype for Mac 0.x
Skype for Mac 1.x
Skype for Pocket PC 1.x
Skype for Windows 1.x
Secunia CVSS-2 Score: Available in Secunia business solutions

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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Update to the fixed version.
http://www.skype.com/download/

Skype for Windows:
Update to Release 1.4.*.84 or later.

Skype for Mac OS X:
Update to Release 1.3.*.17 or later.

Skype for Linux:
Update to Release 1.2.*.18 or later.

Skype for Pocket PC:
Update to Release 1.1.0.20 or later.

Provided and/or discovered by:
1-2) Mark Rowe and Joe Moore, Pentest Limited.
2) Mark Litchfield, NGS Software.
3) EADS/CRC Security Team.

Changelog:
2005-10-25: Updated credit and "Original Advisory" sections.
2005-10-26: Updated "Description" section.
2005-10-26: Vendor releases fixed version for Pocket PC. Updated "Solution Status" and "Solution" sections.
2005-10-27: Added links to US-CERT vulnerability notes.
2005-10-28: Updated credits section.
2006-07-10: Updated credits section.

Original Advisory:
Skype:
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2005-02.html
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2005-03.html

Pentest Limited:
http://www.pentest.co.uk/documents/ptl-2005-01.html

Other References:
SA13191:
http://secunia.com/advisories/13191/

US-CERT VU#668193:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/668193

US-CERT VU#905177:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905177

US-CERT VU#930345:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/930345

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