CVE-2006-5084 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 16.1% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 16.07% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-20 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2006-09-29 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| skype technologies | skype |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Skype Technologies Skype 1.5 - NSRunAlertPanel Remote Format String | 2006-09-26 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/
- http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/
- http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895
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