# CVE-2011-2074: Code injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary code or crash the Skype Mac client via a crafted message.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 May 2011
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fqv9-gc72-4c32

## What is CVE-2011-2074?

CVE-2011-2074 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-2074?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Skype Skype.

## How do I fix CVE-2011-2074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2011-2074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2011-2074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-4741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-4741/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2010-3136](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3136/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-21411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21411/): Skype for Consumer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2004-1778](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1778/): Misconfiguration in n/a (medium 4.6)
- [CVE-2006-2312](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-2312/): Command injection in n/a (low 2.6)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-2074 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2011-2074 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 May 2011. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-2074 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2074/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2074/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2074
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2074
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2011-2074

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-2074/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.