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TI-2005-01529 Aliases CVE-2005-1618GHSA-4rmw-7p68-vvjw

The YMSGR URL handler in Yahoo! Messenger 5.x through 6.0 allows remote attackers to…

Priority LOW 29Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03158 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5Vulnerableyahoo
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6Vulnerableyahoo
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0Vulnerableyahoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·yahoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·yahoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·yahoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-1618
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4rmw-7p68-vvjw

References

Other 2

  • TI-2007-03044 Buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Webcam Upload ActiveX control in ywcupl.dll 2.0.1.4 for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-04373 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in YVerInfo.dll before 2007.8.27.1 in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-03045 Buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Webcam Viewer ActiveX control in ywcvwr.dll 2.0.1.4 for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-04251 Heap-based buffer overflow in Kakadu kdu_v32m.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-01618 Stack-based buffer overflow in the createAndJoinConference function in the AudioConf… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2014-06011 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.228 and earlier allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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