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Re: Skype vulnerability or feature
From: s-williams () nyc rr com
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 21:46:32 +0000
That is some got finding I would hope the did'nt make this a faeture cause that is more of a flaw if any. Have you tried dearching to net to see if anyone has. The same finding if not try to contact them Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile -----Original Message----- From: Chroot <chrooted () gmail com> Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:17:01 To:pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Skype vulnerability or feature Hi, I was fiddling a little bit with Skype when I discovered that I could login at the same time from two different terminals unlike other messengers such as MSN. In such a scenario if someone gets hold of your skype identity you would never know and he might just successfuly abuse your account again and again. Other things that I noticed were that an attacker would be able to accept calls directed to the authentic user. For e.g. the ring comes on both the terminals the user who accepts the call first get access while the second one gets missed call notification. I've not tested another issue thoroughly but once I was also able to get the text communnications simultaneously on both the terminals. This could be a serious issue if I could test that again. Last thing, does Skype know about this? I'll be surprised if they don't. What do people feel on the list about this? Did Skype introduce this as a feature? If yes, then I would say probably its a bad feature. Looking forward to some discussion/light on this topic. Thanx. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Concerned about Web Application Security? Why not go with the #1 solution - Cenzic, the only one to win the Analyst's Choice Award from eWeek. As attacks through web applications continue to rise, you need to proactively protect your applications from hackers. Cenzic has the most comprehensive solutions to meet your application security penetration testing and vulnerability management needs. You have an option to go with a managed service (Cenzic ClickToSecure) or an enterprise software (Cenzic Hailstorm). Download FREE whitepaper on how a managed service can help you: http://www.cenzic.com/news_events/wpappsec.php And, now for a limited time we can do a FREE audit for you to confirm your results from other product. Contact us at request () cenzic com for details. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Current thread:
- Skype vulnerability or feature Chroot (Jul 30)
- Re: Skype vulnerability or feature s-williams (Jul 31)
- Re: Skype vulnerability or feature Shreyas Zare (Jul 31)
- Re: Skype vulnerability or feature Kurt Seifried (Jul 31)