VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2002-0321
Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to spoof other users by modifying the username and using the spoofed username for social engineering or denial of service (flooding) attacks.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to spoof other users by modifying the username and using the spoofed username for social engineering or denial of service (flooding) attacks.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 3.28% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- yahoo/messenger
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101439616623230&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8267.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952875US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4164Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101439616623230&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8267.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952875US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4164Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.