News Document Title:
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Critical Pointer Vulnerability on Skype Software [FIXED!]


Release Date:
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2011-08-22


Laboratory Article:
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A critical pointer vulnerability is located in the macosx & windows version of skype. The bug/vulnerability is located in 
2 input forms of an uni-code http search request to the skype search directory server. The vulnerability allows an local attacker 
to crash the complete skype process via an unknown unhandled software exception(memory-corruption). The bug allows an local 
attacker also to overwrite or read a new adress.

Vulnerable:
						[+] MacOS v5.2.0.1523
						[+] Windows (x32&x64) - v5.3.0.120


Author:
                             http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/show.php?user=Rem0ve

Advisory:
                             http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=180