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CVE-2004-1778

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.

Published

2004-12-22T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-276

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	skype	skype	0.92.0.12	Yes
Application	skype	skype	1.0.0.1	Yes

References

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110374568916303&w=2 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110868557905786&w=2 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12081 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18644 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110374568916303&w=2 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110868557905786&w=2 Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12081 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18644 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)