CVE-2006-2312

Severity: low (CVSS 2.6 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2006-05-19 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-88

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in Skype 2.0.*.104 and 2.5.*.0 through 2.5.*.78 for Windows allows remote authorized attackers to download arbitrary files via a URL that contains certain command-line switches.

Affected products

Microsoft Skype for Consumer: before 2.0.0.105; from 2.5.0.0 before 2.5.0.79 — fixed in 2.0.0.105, 2.5.0.79

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft Skype for Consumer 2.0.0.105, 2.5.0.79. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0549.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20154
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466428
http://www.osvdb.org/25658
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434707/30/4860/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18038
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26557
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0549.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20154
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466428

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