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Yahoo! Messenger 5.x/6.0 - Offline Mode Status Remote Buffer Overflow

🗓️ 08 Mar 2005 00:00:00Reported by Mehrtash MallahzadehType 
exploitdb
 exploitdb
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Yahoo! Messenger has a remote buffer overflow allowing arbitrary code execution via contact list exploitation.

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
Family
Tenable Nessus
Yahoo! Messenger < 6.0.0.1921 Multiple DoS
8 Mar 200500:00
nessus
CVE
CVE-2005-0737
13 Mar 200505:00
cve
Cvelist
CVE-2005-0737
13 Mar 200505:00
cvelist
EUVD
EUVD-2005-0738
7 Oct 202500:30
euvd
NVD
CVE-2005-0737
2 May 200504:00
nvd
RedhatCVE
CVE-2005-0737
22 May 202500:10
redhatcve
source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12750/info

It has been reported that a remote buffer overflow vulnerability affects Yahoo! Messenger. This issue is due to a failure of the application to securely copy user-supplied input into finite process buffers.

It is likely that the attacker must be in the contact list of an unsuspecting user to exploit this issue. It should be noted that the details surrounding this issue are not clear; this BID will be updated as more details are released.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary code in the context of an unsuspecting user running a vulnerable version of the affected application.

https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/25196.zip

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06 May 2013 00:00Current
5.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.8
CVSS 27.5
EPSS0.0407
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