CVE-2004-1778

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2004-12-22 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-276

Description

Skype 0.92.0.12 and 1.0.0.1 for Linux, and possibly other versions, creates the /usr/share/skype/lang directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify language files and possibly conduct social engineering or other attacks.

Affected products

Microsoft Skype for Consumer: 0.92.0.12, 1.0.0.1

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110374568916303&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110868557905786&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12081
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18644
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110374568916303&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110868557905786&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12081
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18644

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