6869 : Yahoo! Messenger Client IP Address Disclosure
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about 1 year ago

Percent Complete
85%

Disclosure
Feb 21, 2002

Discovery
Feb 21, 2002

Dates

Exploit
Unknown

Solution
Unknown

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Description

 Yahoo Messenger contains a flaw that may lead to an unauthorized information disclosure. The issue is triggered when an attacker sends a message and the victim responds to the malicious message occurs, which will disclose victim's IP address information resulting in a loss of confidentiality.

Classification

 Location: Remote/Network Access Required
Attack Type: Information Disclosure
Impact: Loss of Confidentiality
Exploit: Exploit Unknown

Solution

 Currently, there are no known workarounds or upgrades to correct this issue. However, Yahoo Inc. has released a patch to address this vulnerability.

Products
Yahoo! Inc.
Watch-list
Messenger
Watch-list
 5.0

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