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CVE-2002-2361

The installer in Yahoo!

Published 23 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.8
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 68%
Public exploits
0
none known

The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could allow remote attackers to install trojan programs via DNS spoofing.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.21% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

  • iss.net /security_center/static/9984.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • cert.uni-stuttgart.de /archive/bugtraq/2002/08/msg00384.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/5579 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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