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CVE-2007-5989

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2007-5989 describes an unspecified vulnerability in the skype4com URI handler within Skype versions prior to 3.6 GOLD. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting "short string values" that lead to heap corruption. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this vulnerability has a network attack vector and medium attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.98.0.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:0.98.0.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0.9CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.0.0.29CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:skype_technologies:skype:1.0.0.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.8MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0442 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

osvdb.org / 39170
secunia.com / advisories/27934
Vendor Advisory
securityreason.com / securityalert/3440
securitytracker.com / id
securityfocus.com / archive/1/484703/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com / bid/26748
vupen.com / english/advisories/2007/4110
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-07-070.html