# CVE-2011-2074: 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 cod

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2011-05-10 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/05/security_vulnerability_in_mac.html
- http://www.purehacking.com/blogs/gordon-maddern/skype-0day-vulnerabilitiy-discovered-by-pure-hacking
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44522
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47747
- http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/06/skype_for_mac_critical_vulnerability/
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1192
- http://isc.sans.edu/diary.html?storyid=10837

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