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CVE-2011-1717

Published: Apr 18, 2011

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

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/

x_refsource_MISC

http://blogs.skype.com/security/2011/04/privacy_vulnerability_in_skype.html

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/04/15/skype_for_android_vulnerable/

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vdb-entry

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