CVE-2004-1778: Skype

Medium severity, CVSS 4.6. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Skype Skype: version 0.92.0.12 only; version 1.0.0.1 only

Published 2004-12-22. Last modified 2026-06-16.