Given that there is a known issue with the current version of Skype (5.x) for Mac where if you have your language set to something odd, it'll render the Skype c

Given that there is a known issue with the current version of Skype (5.x) for Mac where if you have your language set to something odd, it'll render the Skype chat windows in raw HTML tags ... I'm thinking the exploit is unescaped HTML/Javascript, combined with the ability to launch local code. If you read the original post from the hack team in question, they stated the ability to at least get a local shell running as a result, so either there's something resulting in launching local file content (like an interpreter, then passing commands to it) or something able to crash Skype in an interesting and controllable way. Given that the original authors also stated that when he tested this on his GF, she was unable to use Skype for awhile - I have a feeling it's chat related, was stored in the client chat logs, and was re-launching / re-executing whenever Skype was being opened.