CVE-2005-1618

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2005-05-16 04:00

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:28


NVD link : CVE-2005-1618

Mitre link : CVE-2005-1618

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-1618


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Products Affected

yahoo

  • messenger