First published: Wed Dec 31 2003(Updated: )
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a file send request (sendfile) with a large number of "%" (percent) characters after the Yahoo ID.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Yahoo Messenger | =5.6 |
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CVE-2003-1135 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.
To mitigate CVE-2003-1135, users should upgrade to a version of Yahoo! Messenger that is not affected by this buffer overflow issue.
CVE-2003-1135 affects users of Yahoo! Messenger version 5.6.
The impact of CVE-2003-1135 is that it can lead to crashes or denial of service when a particular file send request is exploited.
Yes, CVE-2003-1135 can be exploited remotely through a crafted file send request.