CVE-2011-2074

N/A Unknown

Published: May 10, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Skype 5.x before 5.1.0.922 on Mac OS X allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/05/security_vulnerability_in_mac.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10837

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/44522

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.purehacking.com/blogs/gordon-maddern/skype-0day-vulnerabilitiy-discovered-by-pure-hacking

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47747

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/06/skype_for_mac_critical_vulnerability/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1192

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/05/security_vulnerability_in_mac.html