Yahoo Messenger 5.5/5.6/6.0 URL denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Yahoo Messenger 5.5/5.6/6.0. This affects an unknown part of the component URL Handler. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-1618. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo Messenger 5.5/5.6/6.0 (Messaging Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The YMSGR URL handler in Yahoo! Messenger 5.x through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disconnect) via a room login or a room join request packet with a third : (colon) and an & (ampersand), which causes Messenger to send a corrupted packet to the server, which triggers a disconnect from the server.

The weakness was published 05/14/2005 by Torseq Tech. with Shell as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1618. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

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 (20593), SecurityFocus (BID 13626†), OSVDB (16816†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29215†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/13/2005 🔍
05/13/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/14/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/14/2005 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2005 +1 days 🔍
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05/21/2005 +5 days 🔍
01/18/2011 +2067 days 🔍
03/11/2015 +1513 days 🔍
07/05/2021 +2308 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Torseq Tech.
Organization: Shell
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-1618 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1618
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25225
X-Force: 20593
SecurityFocus: 13626 - Yahoo! Messenger URL Handler Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: 16816 - Yahoo! Messenger URL Handler Remote DoS
Vulnerability Center: 29215 - Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 Through 6.0 Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 07/05/2021 08:54
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (56), 03/13/2017 10:05 (10), 07/05/2021 08:54 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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