CVE-2009-4171

An ActiveX control in YahooBridgeLib.dll for Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162, and possibly other 9.0 versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by calling the RegisterMe method with a long argument.

CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

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CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37007	Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54263
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507818/100/0/threaded

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:9.0.0.2162:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2009-12-02 11:30

Updated : 2018-10-10 12:48

NVD link : CVE-2009-4171

Mitre link : CVE-2009-4171

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Products Affected

yahoo

messenger

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