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Skype URL Handling File Disclosure Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:

SA20154

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Release Date:

2006-05-19

Last Update:

2006-06-07

Popularity:

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Critical:

Moderately critical

Impact:

Security Bypass
Exposure of sensitive information

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Skype for Windows 1.x
Skype for Windows 2.x

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

Skype for Windows 2.0:
Update to release 2.0.*.105 or later.

Skype for Windows 2.5:
Update to release 2.5.*.79 or later.

Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Brett Moore of Security-Assessment.com Ltd.

Changelog:
2006-05-23: Updated "Description" and "Original Advisory" sections.
2006-06-07: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note.

Original Advisory:
Skype:
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-001.html

Security-Assessment.com:
http://www.security-assessment.com/Ad.../Skype_URI_Handling_Vulnerability.pdf

Other References:
US-CERT VU#466428:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466428

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