Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Skype 5.x before 5.1.0.922 on Mac OS X allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message
Published May 10, 2011
8.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.88%
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Skype 5.x before 5.1.0.922 on Mac OS X allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.
Affected products
No data.
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:S/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 (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02876) | 86.34th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.88% (0.02876) | 84.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.84% (0.04838) | 88.79th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.87% (0.01871) | 88.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 1.87% (0.01871) | 88.67th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 0.82% (0.00818) | 81.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00686) | 79.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.65% (0.00653) | 79.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.68% (0.00677) | 79.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1.87% (0.01871) | 87.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.77% (0.01771) | 86.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 29, 2023 | 1.69% (0.01693) | 85.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.71% (0.01709) | 85.83th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.72% (0.04724) | 89.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.72% (0.04724) | 88.14th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.72% (0.04724) | 74.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/05/security_vulnerability_in_mac.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10837 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44522 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://www.purehacking.com/blogs/gordon-maddern/skype-0day-vulnerabilitiy-discovered-by-pure-hacking x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47747 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/06/skype_for_mac_critical_vulnerability/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1192 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/05/security_vulnerability_in_mac.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10837 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/44522 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.purehacking.com/blogs/gordon-maddern/skype-0day-vulnerabilitiy-discovered-by-pure-hacking | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47747 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/06/skype_for_mac_critical_vulnerability/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1192 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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