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CVE-2009-4171

An ActiveX control in YahooBridgeLib.dll for Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162, and possibly other 9.0 versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by calling the RegisterMe method with a long argument.

Published

2009-12-02T19:30:00.250

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application yahoo messenger 9.0.0.2162 Yes
References