PT-2011-3317 · Microsoft · Skype For Android

Justin Case · Published 2011-04-18 · Updated 2011-05-11 · CVE-2011-1717

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Skype for Android (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the storage of sensitive user data without encryption in sqlite3 databases. These databases have weak permissions, allowing local applications to access private information, including user IDs, contacts, phone numbers, date of birth, and instant message logs.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1717

Affected Products

Skype For Android

References · 5

• 🔥 http://androidpolice.com/2011/04/14/exclusive-vulnerability-in-skype-for-android-is-exposing-your-name-phone-number-chat-logs-and-a-lot-more · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1717 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1025387 · Note
• http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/04/privacy_vulnerability_in_skype.html · Note
• http://theregister.co.uk/2011/04/15/skype_for_android_vulnerable · Note