Skype for Windows 1.2.0.0 to 1.2.0.46 allows local users to bypass the identity check for…
Priority LOW 21Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Skype for Windows 1.2.0.0 to 1.2.0.46 allows local users to bypass the identity check for an authorized application, then call arbitrary Skype API functions by modifying or replacing that application.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00317 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Skype Technologies |
| cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0.37 | Vulnerable | Skype Technologies |
| cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0.41 | Vulnerable | Skype Technologies |
| cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.2.0.46 | Vulnerable | Skype Technologies |
- cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Skype Technologies
- cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0.37 Vulnerable ·Skype Technologies
- cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0.41 Vulnerable ·Skype Technologies
- cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.0.46 Vulnerable ·Skype Technologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1407
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gfxq-698m-jfqx
References
More Skype Technologies Skype vulnerabilities
- TI-2008-00429 Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2005-03092 Integer overflow in Skype client before 1.4.x.84 on Windows, before 1.3.x.17 on Mac OS… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2006-04900 Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-03091 Buffer overflow in Skype for Windows 1.1.x.0 through 1.4.x.83 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2004-01011 Buffer overflow in the handling of command line arguments in Skype 1.0.x.94 through… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2008-02437 Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-1407 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-1407 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gfxq-698m-jfqx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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