CVE-2005-1618
7.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.032 Low
EPSS
Percentile
91.2%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| yahoo:messenger | yahoo messenger | eq | 5.6 |
| yahoo:messenger | yahoo messenger | eq | 5.5 |
| yahoo:messenger | yahoo messenger | eq | 6.0 |
7.5 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.032 Low
EPSS
Percentile
91.2%