CVE-2005-2300 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Skype 1.1.0.20 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the skype_profile.jpg temporary file.

Published: 2005-07-19

Score: 2.1 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-2301	Skype 1.1.0.20 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the skype_profile.jpg temporary file.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00103.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=112156036013818&w=2
http://secunia.com/advisories/16105
http://www.zone-h.org/advisories/read/id=7808

History

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Subscriptions

Skype Technologies Skype

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-07-19T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T22:22:47.770Z

Reserved: 2005-07-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-2300

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-07-19T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-2300

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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