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Skype Cross-Zone Scripting Security Enhancement

Secunia Advisory:

SA28791

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Release Date:

2008-02-06

Last Update:

2008-02-14

Popularity:

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Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Skype for Windows 1.x
Skype for Windows 2.x
Skype for Windows 3.x

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Solution:
Update or upgrade to version 3.6.*.248 or later, which now runs the Internet Explorer web control in the "Internet" security zone.

http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/

Provided and/or discovered by:
Aviv Raff

Changelog:
2008-02-07: Added CVE reference.
2008-02-14: Added link to US-CERT.

Original Advisory:
Skype:
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-001-update2.html
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/security/skype-sb-2008-002.html
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/security/skype-sb-2008-001-update1.html
http://www.skype.com/intl/en/security/skype-sb-2008-001.html

Aviv Raff:
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/17/SkypeCrosszoneScriptingVulnerability.aspx
http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/31/AttackersCanSkypeFindYou.aspx

Other References:
US-CERT VU#794236:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794236

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