VDB-20003 · CVE-2002-2361 · XFDB 9984

Yahoo! Messenger 4.0/5.0/5.5 Signature access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0/5.0/5.5. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Signature Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-2361. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0/5.0/5.5 (Messaging Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component Signature Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could allow remote attackers to install trojan programs via DNS spoofing.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at cert.uni-stuttgart.de. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2002-2361 since 10/29/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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 (9984) and SecurityFocus (BID 5579†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Messaging Software

Vendor

Yahoo!

Name

Messenger

Version

License

free

Website

Vendor: https://www.yahoo.com/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/27/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +126 days 🔍
12/31/2002 +0 days 🔍
10/29/2007 +1763 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +2474 days 🔍
07/14/2024 +3629 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: cert.uni-stuttgart.de
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20003
X-Force: 9984
SecurityFocus: 5579 - Yahoo Instant Messenger Signed Content Weakness

Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 13:25
Updated: 07/14/2024 03:43
Changes: 08/07/2014 13:25 (49), 06/12/2018 11:05 (2), 07/14/2024 03:43 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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