Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI that ends in an executable extension that is not covered by the blacklist
Published Jun 6, 2008
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.90%
Description
Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI that ends in an executable extension that is not covered by the blacklist.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.8.0.115
- 3.0.0.106
- 3.0.0.123
- 3.0.0.137
- 3.0.0.154
- 3.0.0.190
- 3.0.0.198
- 3.0.0.205
- 3.0.0.209
- 3.0.0.214
- 3.0.0.216
- 3.0.0.217
- 3.0.0.218
- 3.1.0.112
- 3.1.0.134
- 3.1.0.144
- 3.1.0.147
- 3.1.0.150
- 3.1.0.152
- 3.2.0.53
- 3.2.0.63
- 3.2.0.82
- 3.2.0.115
- 3.2.0.145
- 3.2.0.148
- 3.2.0.152
- 3.2.0.158
- 3.2.0.163
- 3.2.0.175
- 3.5.0.107
- 3.5.0.158
- 3.5.0.178
- 3.5.0.202
- 3.5.0.214
- 3.5.0.229
- 3.5.0.234
- 3.5.0.239
- 3.6.0.127
- 3.6.0.159
- 3.6.0.216
- 3.6.0.244
- 3.6.0.248
- 3.8.0.96
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:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.90% (0.03898) | 89.94th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.90% (0.03898) | 88.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.69% (0.01687) | 80.96th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 3, 2025 | 2.51% (0.02506) | 90.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 5.93% (0.05933) | 93.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 6.34% (0.06343) | 93.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 7, 2024 | 5.90% (0.05895) | 93.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 5.58% (0.05579) | 92.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 92.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 92.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 80.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30547 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29553 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020201 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/30547 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29553 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020201 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
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