CVE-2004-1778

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Summary

CVECVE-2004-1778
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-12-22 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionSkype 0.92.0.12 and 1.0.0.1 for Linux, and possibly other versions, creates the /usr/share/skype/lang directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify language files and possibly conduct social engineering or other attacks.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-276 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Skype Skype 0.92.0.12 All All All
Application Skype Skype 1.0.0.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Skype Technologies Skype Internet Telephony Insecure Default Install Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
'Permission problem in Skype BETA for linux' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
'Re: Permission problem in Skype BETA for linux' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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