Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 ymsgr URI addview cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ymsgr URI Handler. Executing a manipulation of the argument addview can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0032. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 (Messaging Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component ymsgr URI Handler. The manipulation of the argument addview with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

yahoo! messenger 5001064 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary script as other users via the addview parameter of a ymsgr uri.

The weakness was released 07/26/2002 by Phuong Nguyen (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2002-0032. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

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 (9184), Tenable (11432), SecurityFocus (BID 4838†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-876†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-18305, VDB-18306, VDB-18307 and VDB-18435. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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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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05/27/2002 🔍
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02/09/2003 +198 days 🔍
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07/22/2014 +4141 days 🔍
06/16/2024 +3617 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Phuong Nguyen
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-0032 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0032
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18436
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X-Force: 9184
SecurityFocus: 4838 - Yahoo! Instant Messenger Script Injection Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 876 - Yahoo! Instant Messenger Script Injection Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 19:54
Updated: 06/16/2024 11:17
Changes: 07/22/2014 19:54 (68), 05/09/2019 10:17 (3), 06/27/2021 13:27 (3), 06/16/2024 11:17 (15)
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Cache ID: 216:0D9:103

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