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Yahoo! Messenger 'YahooBridgeLib.dll' ActiveX Control DOS Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
14 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Yahoo! Messenger and is prone to a Denial of Service Vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a NULL pointer dereference error in 'RegisterMe()' method in 'YahooBridgeLib.dll', which can be exploited by causing the victim to visit a specially crafted web page.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Yahoo! Messenger version 9.x to 9.0.0.2162 on Windows.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Yahoo! Messenger version 10.0.0.1270 or later