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CVE-2008-0583

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.6.0.244, and earlier 3.5.x and 3.6.x versions, on Windows allows user-assisted remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Description and unspecified other metadata fields of a Metacafe movie submitted by Metacafe Pro to the Skype video gallery, accessible through a search within the (1) "Add video to chat" or (2) "Add video to mood" dialog, a different vector than CVE-2008-0454.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3 EPSS 0.00717
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Weakness Classification

CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
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Affected Products & Versions

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skype technologies skypeall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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pocaviv.raffon.net · NoMoreVideosForYouComeBackWhenPatchAvailable.aspxaviv.raffon.net
pocwww.securityfocus.com · 27338www.securityfocus.com
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Scoring & Timeline

4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD05 Feb 2008 · 03:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-001-update1.htm
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794236US Government Resource
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39754
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