CVE-2004-1778

mediumpriority · track · 18OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.39% (33rd) EPSS

CVSS 4.6 · medium

Is it mine?

3 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

2 sources

enisa_euvd · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Skype 0.92.0.12 and 1.0.0.1 for Linux, and possibly other versions, creates the /usr/share/skype/lang directory with world-writable permissions, which allows local users to modify language files and possibly conduct social engineering or other attacks.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

4.6

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.9–4.6

v2.04.6mediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:Pprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 6.4

v2.03.9lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-276USprimary

affected products (3)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
skype skype= 0.92.0.12nvdUScpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
skype skype= 1.0.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:skype:skype:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

also known as (2)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

enisa_euvd nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2004-12-22modified 2026-06-16

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references (8)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110374568916303&w=2 enisa_euvd
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110868557905786&w=2 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12081 enisa_euvd
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18644 enisa_euvd
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110374568916303&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110868557905786&w=2Issue TrackingMailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12081Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18644Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd

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