CVE-2007-5989

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Summary

CVECVE-2007-5989
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2007-12-13 21:46:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionUnspecified vulnerability in the skype4com URI handler in Skype before 3.6 GOLD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "short string values" that result in heap corruption.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Skype Technologies Skype 0.98.0.04 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.0.0.10 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.0.0.100 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.0.0.18 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.0.0.29 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.0.0.9 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.0.0.94 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.0.0.97 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.1.0.0 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.4.0.83 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.5.0.79 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 1.5.80 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 2.0 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 2.0.104 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 2.0.105 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 2.5 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 2.5.78 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 2.5.79 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Skype Memory Corruption Error in 'skype4com' URI Handler Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securitytracker.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Skype skype4com URI Handler Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Skype Technologies skype4com URI Handler Remote Heap Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
SecurityReason - Skype skype4com URI Handler Remote Heap Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
ZDI-07-070 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.zerodayinitiative.com
osvdb.org/39170 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 osvdb.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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