CVE-2007-5989

Unspecified vulnerability in the skype4com URI handler in Skype before 3.6 GOLD allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via "short string values" that result in heap corruption.

Published: 2007-12-13 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2007-5989 is rated Moderate Risk (60.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.50%, 91th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +1.38% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5989

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 2026-04-08 5.13% 6.50% +1.38%
2 2026-03-25 5.16% 5.13% -0.03%
3 2026-03-02 — 5.16% —

Full EPSS history (17 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-5989

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-5989

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-5989

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
skype_technologies skype 0.98.0.04 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:0.98.0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 1.4.0.83 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.4.0.83:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.5.0.79 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.5.0.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 1.5.80 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.5.80:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 2.0.104 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:2.0.104:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 2.0.105 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:2.0.105:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 2.5 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:2.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 2.5.78 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:2.5.78:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 2.5.79 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:2.5.79:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-5989

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