Skype Technologies Skype Client for Mac Chat Feature Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	41040
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jun 22 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	Jun 22 2010 12:00AM
Credit:	Marc Ruef at scip AG
Vulnerable:	Skype Technologies Skype 1.3 .275 Skype Technologies Skype 2.8
Not Vulnerable:

Skype Technologies Skype Client for Mac Chat Feature Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Skype is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input in the embedded chat feature.

Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to deny service to legitimate users.

Skype 1.3.0.275 for Apple iPhone and 2.8 for Mac OS X are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Skype Technologies Skype Client for Mac Chat Feature Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Skype Technologies Skype Client for Mac Chat Feature Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor indicates that this issue will be patched in the next major release.

Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Skype Technologies Skype Client for Mac Chat Feature Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Skype Homepage (Skype Technologies)
  
• [scip_Advisory 4142] Skype Client for Mac Chat Unicode Denial of Service (Marc Ruef )