Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2002-0320. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long (1) message or (2) IMvironment field.

The weakness was published 06/25/2002 by Scott Wood (phoenix) as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-0320. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 (8265), Tenable (11432), SecurityFocus (BID 4163†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-2359†). Similar entries are available at VDB-18306, VDB-18307, VDB-18435 and VDB-18436. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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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02/21/2002 🔍
06/25/2002 +124 days 🔍
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03/21/2003 +269 days 🔍
10/14/2003 +207 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3923 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Scott Wood (phoenix)
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2002-0320 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0320
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18305
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X-Force: 8265
SecurityFocus: 4163 - Yahoo! Messenger IMvironment Field Overflow Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 2359 - Buffer Overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 Enables DoS or Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:13
Updated: 10/23/2024 10:32
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:13 (66), 05/15/2019 18:21 (4), 06/27/2021 11:26 (3), 10/23/2024 10:32 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:335:103

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