Skype Fixes File-Transfer Security Flaw

It stems from a flaw in the way the Skype client handles a type of URI, or uniform resource indicator, which provide a standard way to access resources on the Internet. Skype installs several URI handlers during a typical client installation.

To fall victim, a Skype user would have to be tricked into visiting a webpage set up by the attacker, said Brett Moore, a security researcher with Security-Assessment.com, who was credited with finding the hole.