Is the Skype Mac Worm a Huge Problem or No Big Deal?

The hole can as well be used to allow an attacker to gain remote control over a Mac. All the victim would need to do is view a message sent to them through the application. The hole is described as "in the extreme wormable and dangerous", nevertheless Skype has taken their sweet time fixing it. In spite of responding that they were aware of and dealing with the issue, the VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) service has but to issue a patch fixing it.

This isn't the first time in the recent past that Skype has neglected the security of its users in a potentially dangerous way. Last month, it was revealed that the Skype Android App left user data files completely unencrypted in an easily-accessible database. By comparison, that gaffe doesn't seem quite as bad now.