Software Update: Skype 1.3.0.17

A new version of Skype has been released for the Mac OS X platform with a version number of 1.3.0.17. With this so-called VoIP program you can talk to other users of this program for free. For a small fee, a subscription called SkypeOut can be taken out, so that calls to fixed and mobile telephone numbers are possible. The list of changes only reports a fix for a vulnerability:

Version 1.3.0.17:

• bugfix: fixed a bug in networking code that made Skype vulnerable to remotely induced crash (Skype Security Bulletin SKYPE-SB/2005-003)