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CVE-2008-2545
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which…
High9.3EPSS 4.2%
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- mitre
Description
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 8.9% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (7)
- 1020201 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 30547 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- skype-fileuri-case-security-bypass(43044) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- ADV-2008-1749 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 29553 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20080604 Skype File URI Security Bypass Code Execution Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_IDEFENSEx_transferred
- http://www.skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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