VDB-89557 · XFDB 16252 · Nessus 19772

Skype information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Skype. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes information disclosure. No exploit exists. It is suggested to update the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Skype (Unified Communication Software) (version now known). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 05/26/2004. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19772 (Skype Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Service detection and running in the context r.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (16252), Tenable (19772) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-4498†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

Unified Communication Software

Name

Skype

License

free

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 19772
Nessus Name: Skype Detection
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

05/26/2004 🔍
05/26/2004 +0 days 🔍
06/14/2004 +19 days 🔍
09/22/2005 +465 days 🔍
07/17/2016 +3951 days 🔍
09/05/2022 +2241 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-89557
X-Force: 16252
Vulnerability Center: 4498 - Skype P2P Program Is Running, Info

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

Entryinfo

Created: 07/17/2016 14:48
Updated: 09/05/2022 09:31
Changes: 07/17/2016 14:48 (34), 02/28/2019 16:11 (14), 09/05/2022 09:31 (2)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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