Skype - URI Handler Input Validation Commento [0]
Date released: March 11, 2010
Affected software: Skype for Windows: All releases prior to v4.2.0.1.55 (v4.2 hotfix #1)
Provided and/or discovered by:
Paul Craig, Security-Assessment.com Ltd.
Independently reported by Anonymous via ZDI.
Description
The Windows Skype client version implements two URI handlers, Skype: and Skype-Plugins. Both URI handlers allow for easy browser desegregation and are supported by all modern browsers. When a Skype link is clicked, the skype.exe process is spawned with…