Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac…
Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.1636 96th 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 · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 1.5.0.79 | Vulnerable | Skype Technologies |
- cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.5.0.79 Vulnerable ·Skype Technologies
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5084
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r928-p8mx-8vvp
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-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
- TI-2008-01732 Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-5084 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5084 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r928-p8mx-8vvp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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