Simple Skype Flaw Enables Account Hijacking

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German IT security expert Levent Kayan discovered a simple, but particularly nasty vulnerability in Skype that enables an attacker gain access to session IDs and user account data, including passwords.

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[kilo_17]

Right. This is a "minor" issue.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

It seems like some sort of vulnerability is being reported almost every day. It is beginning to sound as if it is business as usual.

 

[custodian-1]

it's a minor issue because there is no fix for it yet. when it's fixed then it becomes a major issue.

 

[dalauder]

[citation][nom]otacon72[/nom]Um it is... if you have to worry about your top contacts hacking your computer then you have more issues then a Skype bug.[/citation]Unless a script ran on any infected computer can automatically infect all your top contacts then all that person's top contacts. It sounds to me like it relies on trust of a source that can't be verified as clean, which is a legitimate security threat. I assume it'll get fixed within a week now that it's public though.