Where
AND
-Infinity
0
Severity
5.8
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could allow remote attackers to install trojan programs via DNS spoofing.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.3
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Buffer overflow in the YMMAPI.YMailAttach ActiveX control (ymmapi.dll) before 2005.1.1.4 in Yahoo! Messenger allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document. NOTE: some details were obtained from third party information.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the offline mode.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.1
Buffer Overflow, Integer Overflow
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Integer overflow in the CYImage::LoadJPG method in YImage.dll in Yahoo! Messenger before 11.5.0.155, when photo sharing is enabled, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted JPG image that triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger before February 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long setbuddygrp field.

First published (updated )
Severity
6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Yahoo! Messenger before February 2002 allows remote attackers to add arbitrary users to another user's buddy list and possibly obtain sensitive information.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
Buffer Overflow
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) message or (2) IMvironment field.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Yahoo! Messenger 5,0,0,1064 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via the addview parameter of a ymsgr URI.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.6
Buffer Overflow
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 5,0,0,1064 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ymsgr URI with long arguments to (1) call, (2) sendim, (3) getimv, (4) chat, (5) addview, or (6) addfriend.

First published (updated )
Severity
5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Unspecified vulnerability in the Chat Room functionality in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.239 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via unspecified vectors. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

First published (updated )

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