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CVE-2007-5017

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 allows remote attackers to force a download, and create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the GetFile method.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2007-5017 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from yahoo organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Originally identified in 2007, this vulnerability predates many modern security frameworks and practices. The vulnerability landscape of that era was characterized by different threat models and less mature defense mechanisms compared to contemporary standards.

Published

2007-09-20T21:17:00.000

Last Modified

2026-06-16T22:45:17.747

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	yahoo	messenger	8.1.0.421	Yes

References

http://osvdb.org/38296 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727 Exploit ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715 ([email protected])
http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694 ([email protected])
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428 ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/38296 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727 Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For yahoo's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.