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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5084
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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.

CVE Status:
Candidate

References:

ST
  1016966

SAID
  Secunia Advisory: SA22185

MISC
  http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
  http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm

CONFIRM
  http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html

CERT-VN
  202604

BID
  20218


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