CVE-2008-1805

Incomplete blacklist vulnerability in Skype 3.6.0.248, and other versions before 3.8.0.139, allows user-assisted remote attackers to bypass warning dialogs and possibly execute arbitrary code via a file: URI that ends in an executable extension that is not covered by the blacklist.

Published: 2008-06-06 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-1805 is rated High Risk (66.7/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 2.02%). High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-1805

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 2025-10-27 1.69% 2.02% +0.34%
2 2025-03-30 2.36% 1.69% -0.67%
3 2025-03-29 — 2.36% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-1805

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/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:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
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.
 8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-1805

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-1805

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
skype_technologies skype <= 3.8.0.115 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.106 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.106:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.123 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.123:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.137 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.137:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.154 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.154:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.190 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.190:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.198 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.198:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.205 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.205:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.209 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.209:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.214 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.214:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.216 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.216:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.217 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.217:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.0.0.218 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.0.0.218:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.1.0.112 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.112:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.1.0.134 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.134:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.1.0.144 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.144:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.1.0.147 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.147:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.1.0.150 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.150:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.1.0.152 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.1.0.152:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.53 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.53:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.63 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.63:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.82 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.82:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.115 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.115:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.145 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.145:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.148 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.148:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.152 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.152:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.158 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.158:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.163 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.163:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.2.0.175 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.2.0.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5.0.107 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.107:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5.0.158 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.158:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5.0.178 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.178:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5.0.202 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.202:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5.0.214 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.214:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5.0.229 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.229:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5.0.234 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.234:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.5.0.239 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.5.0.239:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.6.0.127 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.127:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.6.0.159 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.159:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.6.0.216 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.216:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.6.0.244 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.244:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.6.0.248 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.6.0.248:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype_technologies skype 3.8.0.96 cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:3.8.0.96:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-1805

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