Vulnerability in Yahoo Messenger
CVE-2006-6603
Buffer overflow in the YMMAPI.YMailAttach ActiveX control (ymmapi.dll) before 2005.1.1.4 in Yahoo! Messenger allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document. NOTE: some details were obtained from third party information.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.066 (93.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.066 · newest: 0.066 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Yahoo Messenger — versions 5.0, 5.5, 5.6
References
- securitytracker.com/id (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21607 (Patch, vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/901852 (US Government Resource, Patch, third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5016 (vdb-entry)
- messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/23401 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)