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
Published Sep 29, 2006
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 16.07%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.5.0.79
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 16.07% (0.16072) | 96.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 15.50% (0.15502) | 96.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 23, 2026 | 30.75% (0.30747) | 96.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 27.19% (0.27189) | 95.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 30.99% (0.30988) | 94.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 27.19% (0.27189) | 95.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 31.44% (0.31444) | 96.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 39.77% (0.39772) | 97.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2023 | 23.41% (0.23405) | 95.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2023 | 23.99% (0.23990) | 95.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 28.46% (0.28463) | 96.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 16.67% (0.16668) | 96.17th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 16.67% (0.16668) | 95.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 16.67% (0.16668) | 92.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm x_refsource_MISC
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259 x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/22185/ | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://security-protocols.com/vids/skype_osx_0day.htm | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://securitytracker.com/id?1016966 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/202604 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.security-protocols.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3259 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20218 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2006-002.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3895 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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