2.6

CVE-2003-1135: yahoo messenger

CVSS: 2.6v2.0LowModified
Published 10-05-2005Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2003-1135 is a low (CVSS 2.6) vulnerability in yahoo messenger. EPSS estimates a 4.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
2.6/10
010
Low · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
4.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 10-05-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 5.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a file send request (sendfile) with a large number of "%" (percent) characters after the Yahoo ID.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

4.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

91%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 4.52% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
4.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Yahoo! Messenger 5.6 - File Transfer Buffer Overrun

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Yahoo1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links