Unscored severity · published May 16, 2005
CVE-2005-1618
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…
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CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% 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; 6.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-1618
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-1618
marc.info
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111601904204055&w=2
www.osvdb.org
http://www.osvdb.org/16816
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13626
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