2720 : Yahoo! Messenger Crafted File Transfer Remote Overflow DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2003-10-28

Description

Yahoo! Messenger contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a specially crafted file transfer occurs, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this issue. It is possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround(s): Do not accept file transfers from unknown users.

Products

Yahoo! Inc.

Messenger

5.6

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 10075
CVE ID: 2003-1135 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 354
Bugtraq ID: 8894
Vendor URL: http://messenger.yahoo.com

Credit

Pejman Davarzani -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 2.6
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2005-05-23 | Disagree?

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