FKIE_CVE-2008-0583

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-02-05 03:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:49
Severity
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/22/NoMoreVideosForYouComeBackWhenPatchAvailable.aspxExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-001-update1.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794236US Government Resource
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27338Exploit
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39754
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://aviv.raffon.net/2008/01/22/NoMoreVideosForYouComeBackWhenPatchAvailable.aspxExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-001-update1.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/794236US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27338Exploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/39754
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
skype_technologies skype 3.5
skype_technologies skype 3.6
skype_technologies skype 3.6.216
skype_technologies skype 3.6.244
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