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Fencer Vulns
medium 5.0

CVE-2004-1777 json

A "range check error" in Skype for Windows before 0.98.0.28 allows local and remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application cra…

published 2004-12-31 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2004-1771

cvss
5.0
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.7%
EPSS 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 77%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A "range check error" in Skype for Windows before 0.98.0.28 allows local and remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via long command line arguments or a long callto:// URL, a different vulnerability than CVE-2004-1114.

Patch / fix

Exploit prediction

1.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • lists.virus.org http://lists.virus.org/bugtraq-0406/msg00221.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1010490 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 5.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.