Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 ymsgr URI call/sendim/getimv/chat/addview/addfriend memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0. Affected is an unknown function of the component ymsgr URI Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument call/sendim/getimv/chat/addview/addfriend results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0031. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

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), Exploit-DB (45), Tenable (11432), SecurityFocus (BID 4837†) and OSVDB (16016†). Similar entries are available at VDB-18305, VDB-18306, VDB-18307 and VDB-18436. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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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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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Researcher: Phuong Nguyen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0031 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0031
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18435
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X-Force: 9183
SecurityFocus: 4837 - Yahoo! Messenger Call Center Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16016 - Yahoo! Messenger ymsgr: Protocol Multiple Function Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 3283 - Buffer Overflows in Yahoo! Messenger <= 5,0,0,1064, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 19:54
Updated: 06/16/2024 10:04
Changes: 07/22/2014 19:54 (75), 05/18/2019 20:42 (3), 06/27/2021 13:21 (3), 06/16/2024 10:04 (16)
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