CVE-2005-3267

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 7.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-10-27 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

Integer overflow in Skype client before 1.4.x.84 on Windows, before 1.3.x.17 on Mac OS, before 1.2.x.18 on Linux, and 1.1.x.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted network data with a large Object Counter value, which leads to a resultant heap-based buffer overflow.

Affected products

Skype Technologies Skype: 0.92.0.12, 0.93.0.3, 0.98.0.04, 1.0.0.1, 1.0.0.7, 1.0.0.9 (+12)

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113026202728568&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17305/
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/115
http://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2005-03.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/905177
http://www.osvdb.org/20306
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15192
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2197
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22850
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=113026202728568&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/17305/
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/115

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