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Old 01-18-2008, 07:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Default Skype Flaw Turns Videos Into Weapons

You have to love a headline that makes a security flaw in Skype sound like it is turning videos into ninja throwing stars or something. Funny headline, serious issue.
The flaw, which was reported Thursday by security researcher Aviv Raff, has to do with the way that Skype makes use of a Windows Internet Explorer component to render HTML. Because Skype does not apply strict security controls to the software, an attacker could run scripting code on the victim’s system in a dangerous fashion and ultimately install malicious software.

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