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CVE-2006-5084

HIGH CVSS: 7.5 Published: 2006-09-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.

Affected Platforms

Skype Technologies Skype

Weakness Type

CWE-20

References