Intrusion PreventionYahoo!.Messenger.URL.Handler.Remote.DoS
Description
This indicates an attempt to exploit a Denial of Service vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger.
Yahoo! Messenger is vulnerable to a Denial of Service attack through a crafted "HTML" webpage. A remote attacker can crash the web browser of a vulnerable system.
Affected Products
Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1921
Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750
Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1643
Yahoo! Messenger 6.0
Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0.1358
Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0.1356
Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0.1355
Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0.1351
Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0.1347
Yahoo! Messenger 5.6
Yahoo! Messenger 5.5.1249
Yahoo! Messenger 5.5
Yahoo! Messenger 5.0.1232
Yahoo! Messenger 5.0.1065
Yahoo! Messenger 5.0.1046
Yahoo! Messenger 5.0
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to the latest version, available from the website:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-01 | 25.612 | Name:Yahoo. Messenger. URL. Handler. Remote. DoS:Yahoo!. Messenger. URL. Handler. Remote. DoS |
| ID | 29008 |
| Created | Sep 09, 2011 |
| Updated | Jul 31, 2023 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2005-1618 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 3.24% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows, Linux |
| Affected App | Other |