CVE-2011-1717
LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
Skype for Android stores sensitive user data without encryption in sqlite3 databases that have weak permissions, which allows local applications to read user IDs, contacts, phone numbers, date of birth, instant message logs, and other private information.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 2.1 (v2.0)
- Severity
- LOW
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (22th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2011-1716)
- Published
- April 18, 2011
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2011-1716 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- skype / skype for android
References
- http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/04/privacy_vulnerability_in_skype.html
- http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/04/14/exclusive-vulnerability-in-skype-for-android-is-exposing-your-name-phone-number-chat-logs-and-a-lot-more/(Exploit)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025387
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/15/skype_for_android_vulnerable/
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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