// For flags

CVE-2007-5017

Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 - CYFT Object Arbitrary File Download

Severity Score

5.0
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Vulnerabilidad de escalado de rutas absolutas en ciertos controles de ActiveX en el objeto CYFT del ft60.dll del Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 permite a atacantes remotos forzar una descarga y crear o sobrescribir ficheros de su elección a través de un nombre de ruta completa como segundo argumento del método GetFile.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2007-09-20 CVE Reserved
  • 2007-09-20 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-07 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-31 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Yahoo
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 Messenger
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 8.1.0.421
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Affected