CVE-2005-1618 | BDVDB-2026-10281 Detail

Description#

The YMSGR URL handler in Yahoo! Messenger 5.x through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disconnect) via a room login or a room join request packet with a third : (colon) and an & (ampersand), which causes Messenger to send a corrupted packet to the server, which triggers a disconnect from the server.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111601904204055&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13626
http://www.osvdb.org/16816

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12005-05-16Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.