Yahoo! Messenger 5.5/5.6/5.6.0.1351/6.0.0.1750 ping.exe Local Privilege Escalation

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Yahoo! Messenger 5.5/5.6/5.6.0.1351/6.0.0.1750 (Messaging Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown processing in the library asw.dll of the file ping.exe. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a local privilege escalation vulnerability. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

the audio setup wizard (asw.dll) in yahoo! messenger 6.0.0.1750 and possibly other versions allows attackers to arbitrary code by placing a malicious ping.exe program into the messenger program directory which is installed with weak default permissions.

The bug was discovered 02/18/2005. The weakness was published 02/18/2005 by Carsten Eiram (Website). The advisory is shared for download at secunia.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-0242 since 02/08/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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 vulnerability database at X-Force (19383). Similar entry is available at 23958.

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Class: Local Privilege Escalation
CWE: Unknown
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: secunia.com⛔
Researcher: Carsten Eiram
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0242 (🔍)
X-Force: 19383
Vulnerability Center: 14036 - Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750 Audio Setup Wizard Insecure Installation Allows Local Code Execution, Medium
SecurityFocus: 12585 - Yahoo! Messenger Local Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability
Secunia: 11815 - Yahoo! Messenger Audio Setup Wizard Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 13929 - CVE-2005-0242 - Yahoo! Messenger - Code Execution Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 15:27
Updated: 07/13/2019 18:00
Changes: 03/10/2015 15:27 (58), 07/13/2019 18:00 (9)
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