CVE-2008-0582 Cross-site scripting in n/a

What is CVE-2008-0582?

CVE-2008-0582 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Feb 2008. 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

Cross-zone scripting vulnerability in the Internet Explorer web control in Skype 3.1 through 3.6.0.244 on Windows allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the Local Machine Zone via the Full Name field of a reviewer of a business item entry, accessible through (1) the SkypeFind dialog and (2) a skype:?skypefind URI for the skype: URI handler.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-0582?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Skype Technologies Skype.

How do I fix CVE-2008-0582?

No fix has been published for CVE-2008-0582 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2008-0582 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-0582 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2005-3267 Integer overflow in n/a Critical 10.0
• CVE-2008-1805 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2008-2545 Security feature bypass in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2005-3265 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3
• CVE-2004-1114 Memory corruption in n/a Critical 9.3

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-p655-2748-w2pm.