Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 ymsgr URI call/sendim/getimv/chat/addview/addfriend memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 (Messaging Software). This affects an unknown code of the component ymsgr URI Handler. The manipulation of the argument call/sendim/getimv/chat/addview/addfriend
with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
buffer overflows in yahoo! messenger 5001064 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ymsgr uri with long arguments to (1) call (2) sendim (3) getimv (4) chat (5) addview or (6) addfriend.
The weakness was published 07/26/2002 by Phuong Nguyen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2002-0031. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.
The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 11432 (Yahoo! Messenger Detection), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9183), Tenable (11432) and Exploit-DB (45). Similar entries are available at 18305, 18306, 18307 and 18436.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 11432
Nessus Name: Yahoo! Messenger Detection
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OpenVAS ID: 11432
OpenVAS Name: Yahoo!Messenger is installed
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: yahoo.comAdvisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Phuong Nguyen
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2002-0031 (🔍)
X-Force: 9183
Vulnerability Center: 3283 - Buffer Overflows in Yahoo! Messenger <= 5,0,0,1064, Medium
SecurityFocus: 4837 - Yahoo! Messenger Call Center Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16016 - Yahoo! Messenger ymsgr: Protocol Multiple Function Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 07/22/2014 19:54Updated: 06/27/2021 13:21
Changes: 07/22/2014 19:54 (75), 05/18/2019 20:42 (3), 06/27/2021 13:21 (3)
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