source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26588/info Skype is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because of a NULL-pointer dereference flaw. Successfully exploiting this issue allows remote attackers to crash the application, denying service to legitimate users. Skype 3.6.0.216 for Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to this issue; other versions may also be affected. The following URI is sufficient to trigger this issue: skype:?voicemail