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CVE-2005-0243

Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions before 6.0.0.1921, does not properly display long filenames in file dialog boxes,…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.0%
percentile 64%
Public exploits
0
none known

Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions before 6.0.0.1921, does not properly display long filenames in file dialog boxes, which could allow remote attackers to trick users into downloading and executing programs via file names containing a large number of spaces and multiple file extensions.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.04% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • secunia.com /advisories/13712 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /secunia_research/2005-2/advisory/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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