ID CVE-2005-1618
Summary The YMSGR URL handler in Yahoo! Messenger 5.x through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disconnect) via a room login or a room join request packet with a third : (colon) and an & (ampersand), which causes Messenger to send a corrupted packet to the server, which triggers a disconnect from the server.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 5.0 (as of 18-10-2016 - 03:21)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK LOW NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
refmap via4
bid 13626
bugtraq 20050513 Yahoo! Messenger URL Handler Remote DoS Vulnerability
osvdb 16816
Last major update 18-10-2016 - 03:21
Published 16-05-2005 - 04:00
Last modified 18-10-2016 - 03:21
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