9.3

CVE-2006-6603: yahoo messenger

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 15-12-2006Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2006-6603 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in yahoo messenger. EPSS estimates a 6.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.60%
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. 15-12-2006
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

6.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 6.60% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
6.60%

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
  • messenger≤ 8.0 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 7.5

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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