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CVE-2011-1717 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/04/privacy_vulnerability_in_skype.html CVE
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/ CVEExploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1025387 CVE
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/15/skype_for_android_vulnerable/ CVE
http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/04/privacy_vulnerability_in_skype.html [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
skype skype for android
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:skype:skype_for_android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2011-1717
NVD Published Date:
Apr 18, 2011
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]