VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2004-0043
Buffer overflow in Yahoo Instant Messenger 5.6.0.1351 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the download feature.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 3.60%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.60%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Yahoo Instant Messenger 5.6.0.1351 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the download feature.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.60% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- yahoo/messenger
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-January/015334.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107357996802255&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10573
- http://www.osvdb.org/3437
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9383
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008651
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14171
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-January/015334.html
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107357996802255&w=2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/10573
- http://www.osvdb.org/3437
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/9383
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1008651
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14171
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.