CVE-2008-2545
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when...
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.
- Record
CVE-2008-2545- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.
- Record
CVE-2008-2545- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2540 No score
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.
- Record
EUVD-2008-2540- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xfmx-cx9c-559m No score
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when...
Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, uses a case-sensitive comparison when checking for dangerous extensions, which allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI with a dangerous extension that uses a different case.
- Record
GHSA-xfmx-cx9c-559m- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-2545 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Skype Technologies Skype, published June 6, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.23%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securitytracker.com/id?1020201
secunia.com/advisories/30547
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/43044
vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1749/references
securityfocus.com/bid/29553
labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=711
skype.com/security/skype-sb-2008-003.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2545
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xfmx-cx9c-559m