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Skype version 1.5.0.80 patches critical vulnerability
Calling all Skype users - if you haven't updated to the latest version, you really should. Version 1.5.0.80 (Mac OS X), released on Tuesday, "solves a 'highly critical' vulnerability that could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code." So says Secunia, an IT Security news company. The flaw was caused by a malformed URL and could potentially lead to your system being compromised. Oops! No need to panic, though. Just update now and you'll be covered. If you're using Skype for Mac Beta 2.x I
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Sejuru said 3:11PM on 10-05-2006
Actually Mac Beta 2.x was updated to 2.0.0.3 on 10/4. This update seems to address the same security problem:
http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/changelog.html
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