PT-2002-1132 · Yahoo · Yahoo! Messenger

Published 2002-06-11 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2002-0031

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Yahoo! Messenger version 5.0.0.1064 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ymsgr URI with long arguments to various functions, including (1) call, (2) sendim, (3) getimv, (4) chat, (5) addview, or (6) addfriend.

Recommendations For Yahoo! Messenger version 5.0.0.1064 and earlier, consider avoiding the use of ymsgr URI with long arguments to the mentioned functions until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to these functions to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2002-0031

Affected Products

Yahoo! Messenger

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/45 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21484 · Exploit
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/4837 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-0031 · Security Note
• http://cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.html · Patch
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274223 · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/137115 · Note