Unscored severity · published Feb 18, 2005
CVE-2005-0242
The Audio Setup Wizard (asw.dll) in Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to arbitrary code by placing a malicious ping.exe program into the…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Audio Setup Wizard (asw.dll) in Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to arbitrary code by placing a malicious ping.exe program into the Messenger program directory, which is installed with weak default permissions.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Messenger · Yahoo
5.5; 5.6; 5.6.0.1351; 6.0; 6.0.0.1750 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0242
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0242
messenger.yahoo.com
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security/update6.html
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/11815
Exploit
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/
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