CVE-2008-0583

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-0583
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-02-05 03:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionCross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Description and unspecified other metadata fields of a Metacafe movie submitted by Metacafe Pro to the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the (1) "Add video to chat" or (2) "Add video to mood" dialog, a different vector than CVE-2008-0454.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-94 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6.216 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6.244 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Aviv Raff On .NET - No more videos for you. Come back when patch available! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 aviv.raffon.net Exploit
US-CERT Vulnerability Notes af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Uh oh... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 skype.com
Skype Web Content Zone Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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