PT-2004-1258 · Yahoo · Yahoo Instant Messenger

Published 2004-01-14 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0043

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Yahoo Instant Messenger versions 5.6.0.1351 and earlier

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the download feature.

Recommendations For versions 5.6.0.1351 and earlier, consider disabling the download feature until a patch is available to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0043

Affected Products

Yahoo Instant Messenger

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0043 · Security Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1008651 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=107357996802255&w=2 · Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-January/015334.html · Note
• http://osvdb.org/3437 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/9383 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/10573 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/14171 · Note