CVE-2006-5084
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and...
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-5084- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
- Record
CVE-2006-5084- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5069 No score
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5069- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r928-p8mx-8vvp No score
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and...
Format string vulnerability in the NSRunAlertPanel function in eBay Skype for Mac 1.5.*.79 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed Skype URL, as originally reported to involve a null dereference.
- Record
GHSA-r928-p8mx-8vvp- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Skype Technologies Skype 1.5 - NSRunAlertPanel Remote Format String | 2006-09-26 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5084 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Skype Technologies Skype, published September 29, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 16.4%, the 96th percentile. No source names a fixed version.