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CVE-2004-1778

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2004-12-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Skype 0.92.0.12 and 1.0.0.1 for Linux, and possibly other versions, creates the /usr/share/skype/lang directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify language files and possibly conduct social engineering or other attacks.

Affected Platforms

Skype Skype

Weakness Type

CWE-276

References