News Document Title:
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Skype patched a new persistent high priority vulnerability


Release Date:
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2011-09-06


Laboratory Article:
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The Vulnerability Laboratory researcher Benjamin Kunz Mejri (Rem0ve) discovered last month (upcomings) a new high priority 
vulnerability on a main module of the skype software client. The last persistent skype vulnerability by noptrix was located on the bound preview 
module (active users) of the software. The new vulnerability of Benjamin K.M. is located in the status message bar of the software index 
listing when processing usernames.

Ben will show a detailed description of the bug on the hack in the box malaysia conference 2011 (October 10th).
URL: http://conference.hitb.org/hitbsecconf2011kul/?page_id=1757

A technical description for press, cert and portals are public available. Pictures and proof of concept can be requested via research@vulnerability-lab.com
Advisory: http://www.vulnerability-lab.com/get_content.php?id=182