CVE-2007-5989

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 4.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2007-12-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the skype4com URI handler in Skype before 3.6 GOLD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "short string values" that result in heap corruption.

Affected products

Skype Technologies Skype: 0.98.0.04, 1.0.0.9, 1.0.0.10, 1.0.0.18, 1.0.0.29, 1.0.0.94 (+12)

References

http://osvdb.org/39170
http://secunia.com/advisories/27934
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3440
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019056
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/484703/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26748
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4110
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-070.html
http://osvdb.org/39170
http://secunia.com/advisories/27934
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3440
http://securitytracker.com/id?1019056

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