High 8.5Published May 10, 2011

CVE-2011-2074Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Skype 5.x before 5.1.0.922 on Mac OS X allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a cr…

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Unspecified vulnerability in the client in Skype 5.x before 5.1.0.922 on Mac OS X allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted message.

CVSS: 8.5 HIGH (v2.0, NVD)AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

skype skype skype:skype	5.0.0.105; 5.0.0.105; 5.0.0.123; 5.0.0.152; 5.0.0.156; 5.1.0.104; 5.1.0.112	NVD

References

References

http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/05/security_vulnerability_in_mac.html	patch
http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10837
http://secunia.com/advisories/44522	vendor-advisory
http://www.purehacking.com/blogs/gordon-maddern/skype-0day-vulnerabilitiy-discovered-by-pure-hacking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47747
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/06/skype_for_mac_critical_vulnerability/
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1192	vendor-advisory

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