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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-2545 |
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Original Page at CVE MITRE: CVE-2008-2545 |
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Description: Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case. |
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CVE Status: Candidate |
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References: XF http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43044 ST 1020201 SAID Secunia Advisory: SA30547 IDEFENSE http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711 CONFIRM http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html BID 29553 |
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