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CVE-2008-2545

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 4.2%EU EUVD

Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.3 (v2.0)
Severity
HIGH
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20
EPSS score
4.2% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-2540)
Published
June 6, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-2540 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • skype technologies / skype
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References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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