CVE-2002-0031

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Published Jun 11, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 4.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 5,0,0,1064 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a ymsgr URI with long arguments to (1) call, (2) sendim, (3) getimv, (4) chat, (5) addview, or (6) addfriend.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 4.9% (4.943% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/274223
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/137115
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4837

History

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Subscriptions

Yahoo Messenger

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:35 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 11, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:35 AM
Reserved: Jan 16, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 26, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:56 PM

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