CVE-2008-2545

CVSS V2 High 9.3 CVSS V3 None
Description
Skype 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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2008-2545
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2008-06-06T22:32:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-08-08T01:31:08
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-20 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 3.8.0.115
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.106:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.123:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.137:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.154:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.190:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.198:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.205:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.209:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.214:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.216:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.217:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.218:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.112:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.134:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.144:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.147:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.152:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.53:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.63:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.82:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.115:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.145:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.148:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.152:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.158:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.163:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.107:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.158:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.178:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.202:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.214:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.229:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.234:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.239:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.127:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.159:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.216:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.244:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.248:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.8.0.96:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact
  • COMPLETE
  • Base Score
  • 9.3
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 10
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29553
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020201
http://secunia.com/advisories/30547
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43044
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2545
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2545
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:07:32 Added to TrackCVE