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Skype Technologies Skype Networking Routine Heap Overflow Vulnerability

Skype is prone to a heap overflow in its networking routines. Successful exploitation could result in a denial of service or the execution of remote machine code in the context of the affected application.

This issue affects Skype for Windows 1.4.*.83 and earlier, Skype for Mac OS X 1.3.*.16 and earlier, Skype for Linux 1.2.*.17 and earlier, and Skype for Pocket PC 1.1.*.6 and earlier.