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CVE-2005-0243: yahoo messenger

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
Published 18-02-2005Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2005-0243 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in yahoo messenger. EPSS estimates a 1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.04%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-02-2005
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions before 6.0.0.1921, does not properly display long filenames in file dialog boxes, which could allow remote attackers to trick users into downloading and executing programs via file names containing a large number of spaces and multiple file extensions.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

1.04%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.04% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.04%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Yahoo1 product
  • messenger5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6.0.1351 | 6.0 | 6.0.0.1750

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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