CVE-2008-2545

Summary

CVECVE-2008-2545
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-06-06 22:32:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionSkype 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.106 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.123 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.137 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.154 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.190 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.198 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.205 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.209 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.214 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.216 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.217 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.0.0.218 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.1.0.112 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.1.0.134 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.1.0.144 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.1.0.147 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.1.0.150 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.1.0.152 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.115 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.145 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.148 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.152 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.158 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.163 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.175 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.53 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.63 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.2.0.82 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5.0.107 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5.0.158 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5.0.178 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5.0.202 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5.0.214 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5.0.229 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5.0.234 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.5.0.239 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6.0.127 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6.0.159 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6.0.216 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6.0.244 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.6.0.248 All All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype 3.8.0.96 beta All All
Application Skype Technologies Skype All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Skype 'file://' URL Warning Can Be Bypassed By Remote USers - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Skype 'file://' URI Handler Bypass Remote Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Skype File URI Code Execution Vulnerability - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Skype File URI Security Bypass Code Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.skype.com Patch
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.idefense.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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