CVE-2004-1777 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the Skype desktop application by sending long command line arguments or callto URLs, requiring user interaction to trigger.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2004-1777?
CVE-2004-1777 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A "range check error" in Skype for Windows before 0.98.0.28 allows local and remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via long command line arguments or a long callto:// URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1114.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1777?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Skype Technologies Skype.
How do I fix CVE-2004-1777?
No fix has been published for CVE-2004-1777 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2004-1777 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1777 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3cmp-6g7x-v2gr.