Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4429
Unspecified vulnerability in Skype allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (server hang) via unknown vectors related to sending long URIs, as claimed to be actively exploited on 20070817 using a "call to a specific number." NOTE: this identifier is for the en.securitylab.ru disclosure. According to the vendor, this issue is separate from the "sign-on issues" that reduced Skype service on 20070817, which appears to be a site-specific problem. As of 20070821, it is not clear whether this issue is simply a symptom of the larger sign-on problem.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2007-4429
- cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4429
4.95%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 93 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4429
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
References for CVE-2007-4429
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477178/100/0/threaded
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http://heartbeat.skype.com/2007/08/what_happened_on_august_16.html
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http://www.securitylab.ru/news/301422.php
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http://en.securitylab.ru/poc/301420.php
Exploit
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http://blogs.csoonline.com/the_skype_mystery_why_blame_the_august_windows_updates
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http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3032
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477156/100/0/threaded
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http://en.securitylab.ru/poc/extra/301419.php
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/477240/100/0/threaded
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http://heartbeat.skype.com/2007/08/where_we_are_at_1100_gmt.html
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http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/476942/100/0/threaded
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