Skype denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Skype. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-4429. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Skype (Unified Communication Software) (affected version not known). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Skype allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server hang) via unknown vectors related to sending long URIs, as claimed to be actively exploited on 20070817 using a "call to a specific number." NOTE: this identifier is for the en.securitylab.ru disclosure. According to the vendor, this issue is separate from the "sign-on issues" that reduced Skype service on 20070817, which appears to be a site-specific problem. As of 20070821, it is not clear whether this issue is simply a symptom of the larger sign-on problem.

The bug was discovered 08/17/2007. The weakness was presented 08/20/2007 (Website). The advisory is available at securitylab.ru. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-4429 since 08/20/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 3 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36330), SecurityFocus (BID 26588†), OSVDB (46721†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-16914†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/17/2007 🔍
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07/31/2019 +1598 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securitylab.ru
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-4429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38418
X-Force: 36330
SecurityFocus: 26588 - Skype Technologies Skype Voicemail URI Handler Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 46721 - CVE-2007-4429 - Skype - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vulnerability Center: 16914 - Skype URI Handler Vulnerability Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140918

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 07/31/2019 12:15
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (53), 07/31/2019 12:15 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:694:103

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