3437 : Yahoo! Messenger Download Feature Long Filename Overflow
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Views This Week	Views All Time	Added to OSVDB	Last Modified	Modified (since 2008)	Percent Complete
16	381	over 8 years ago	over 4 years ago	0 times	85%

Timeline

Discovery Date	Disclosure Date
2004-01-08	2004-01-08

Description

A remote overflow exists in Yahoo! Messenger. The Yahoo! Messenger fails to validate the length of a filename when downloading resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause the execution of arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.6.0.1358 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Yahoo! Inc.	Messenger	5.0
		5.5
		5.6.0.1351

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 10573
ISS X-Force ID: 14171
CVE ID: 2004-0043 (see also: NVD)
SCIP VulDB ID: 470
Mail List Post: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=107357996802255&w=2
Generic Exploit URL: http://www.packetstormsecurity.nl/0401-advisories/yahooIM.txt

Tools & Filters

	1271

Credit

Tri Huynh - trihuynhzeeup.com - SentryUnion

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 7.5
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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