Overview
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Risk scores
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.6
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-276
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Configurations
[
{
"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:0.92.0.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "7F48FDA5-1522-476F-BF29-32D5C41A02D1"
},
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:1.0.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "2A28B919-9FC1-4247-94A6-CC4DCB0786B8"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]