CVE-2011-1717

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control

Publication date:

18/04/2011

Last modified:

11/04/2025

Description

Skype for Android stores sensitive user data without encryption in sqlite3 databases that have weak permissions, which allows local applications to read user IDs, contacts, phone numbers, date of birth, instant message logs, and other private information.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

2.10

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype_for_android::::::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/04/privacy_vulnerability_in_skype.html
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/04/14/exclusive-vulnerability-in-skype-for-android-is-exposing-your-name-phone-number-chat-logs-and-a-lot-more/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025387=
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/15/skype_for_android_vulnerable/
http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/04/privacy_vulnerability_in_skype.html
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/04/14/exclusive-vulnerability-in-skype-for-android-is-exposing-your-name-phone-number-chat-logs-and-a-lot-more/
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025387=
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/15/skype_for_android_vulnerable/