CVE-2006-2312 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Argument injection vulnerability in the URI handler in Skype 2.0.*.104 and 2.5.*.0 through 2.5.*.78 for Windows allows remote authorized attackers to download arbitrary files via a URL that contains certain command-line switches.

Published: 2006-05-19

Score: 2.6 Low

EPSS: 4.4% 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 [-]

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype::::::::

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04379.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0549.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/20154
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466428
http://www.osvdb.org/25658
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434707/30/4860/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18038
http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-001.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1871
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26557

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Skype Skype

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-05-19T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T17:43:29.102Z

Reserved: 2006-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-2312

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-05-19T21:02:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2006-2312

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-88

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