Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 ActiveX Control ft60.dll second path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library ft60.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation of the argument second leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2007-5017. In addition, an exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part in the library ft60.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation of the argument second with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 allows remote attackers to force a download, and create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the GetFile method.

The bug was discovered 09/19/2007. The weakness was presented 09/19/2007 by shinnai (Website). The advisory is shared for download at shinnai.altervista.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-5017 since 09/20/2007. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115909 (Yahoo! Messenger CYFT FT60.DLL ActiveX Control GetFile Method Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12476.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36694), Exploit-DB (4428), SecurityFocus (BID 25727†), OSVDB (38296†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018715†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Path traversal
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Snort ID: 12476
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: shinnai.altervista.org
Researcher: shinnai
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-5017 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-5017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38888
X-Force: 36694
SecurityFocus: 25727 - Yahoo! Messenger CYFT FT60.DLL ActiveX Control GetFile Method Arbitrary File Upload Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38296 - Yahoo! Messenger CYFT Object ActiveX (ft60.dll) GetFile Method Arbitrary File Overwrite
SecurityTracker: 1018715
Vulnerability Center: 16242 - Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 Absolute Path Traversal Vulnerability, Medium

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

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Created: 03/16/2015 12:18
Updated: 06/04/2025 16:03
Changes: 03/16/2015 12:18 (73), 07/27/2019 08:47 (2), 10/07/2024 05:58 (19), 06/04/2025 16:03 (4)
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