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Skype Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability - Windows

🗓️ 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType 
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Skype Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability - Windows. Skype version 4.2.0.169 (4.2.169) and prior on Windows is prone to insecure library loading vulnerability due to improper validation of search path, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse wab32.dll that is located in the same folder as a .skype file

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902238");
  script_version("2025-03-05T05:38:52+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-03-05 05:38:52 +0000 (Wed, 05 Mar 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-09-01 09:34:36 +0200 (Wed, 01 Sep 2010)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-3136");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Skype Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability - Windows");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://en.securitylab.ru/nvd/397165.php");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/14766/");

  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_skype_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Skype/Win/Ver");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow the attackers to execute
arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Skype version 4.2.0.169 (4.2.169) and prior on Windows.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to improper validation of search path, which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking
attacks via a Trojan horse wab32.dll that is located in the same folder as
a .skype file.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"No known solution was made available for at least one year since the disclosure
  of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore. General solution options are to upgrade to a newer
  release, disable respective features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Skype is prone to insecure library loading vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

skypeVer = get_kb_item("Skype/Win/Ver");
if(!skypeVer){
  exit(0);
}

if(version_is_less_equal(version:skypeVer, test_version:"4.2.169")){
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}

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