LOW
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 May 19, 2006
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 4.15%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.6 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
4.15% 0.04149
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.04149
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 4.15% (0.04149) | 90.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.07% (0.04072) | 89.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 4.47% (0.04471) | 88.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.12% (0.03124) | 77.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.47% (0.04471) | 88.34th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.03% (0.05029) | 92.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 2.42% (0.02417) | 89.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 0.88% (0.00877) | 80.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 0.62% (0.00619) | 76.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 7, 2023 | 1.08% (0.01081) | 82.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2023 | 1.31% (0.01308) | 83.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 23, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00896) | 80.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00947) | 80.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0549.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/20154 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466428 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/25658 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434707/30/4860/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18038 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-001.html x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1871 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26557 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-05/0549.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/20154 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/466428 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/25658 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/434707/30/4860/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18038 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-001.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/1871 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26557 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published May 19, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved May 11, 2006
Link CVE-2006-2312
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a