CVE-2005-3267

Exp

Integer overflow in Skype client before 1.4.x.84 on Windows, before 1.3.x.17 on Mac OS, before 1.2.x.18 on Linux, and 1.1.x.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted network data with a large Object Counter value, which leads to a resultant heap-based buffer overflow.

Published: 2005-10-27 Last update: 2026-04-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2005-3267 is rated High Exploit Risk (93.1/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 18.24%, 95th percentile). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +5.89% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2005-3267

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2005-3267

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 12.36% 18.24% +5.89%
2 2025-03-29 18.24% 12.36% -5.89%
3 2025-03-17 — 18.24% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2005-3267

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2005-3267

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2005-3267

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
skype_technologies skype 0.92.0.12 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:0.92.0.12:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 0.93.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:0.93.0.3:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 0.98.0.04 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:0.98.0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.1:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.7:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.9 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.10 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.18 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.29 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.94 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.97 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.97:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.0.0.100 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.1.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.1.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.1.0.20:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.1.06 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.1.06:*:pocket_pc:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.2.0.17 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.2.0.17:*:linux:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.3.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.3.0.16:*:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.4.0.83 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.4.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2005-3267

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