// For flags

CVE-2009-4171

Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162 - 'YahooBridgeLib.dll' ActiveX Control Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

4.3
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

3
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

Un control ActiveX en YahooBridgeLib.dll para Yahoo! Messenger v9.0.0.2162, y posiblemente otras versiones 9.0, permite a atacantes remotos producir una denegación de servicio (desreferencia a un puntero NULL y caída de aplicación ) mediante una llamada al método RegisterMe con un argumento largo.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2009-11-12 First Exploit
  • 2009-12-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2009-12-02 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-12 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Yahoo
Search vendor "Yahoo"
 Messenger
Search vendor "Yahoo" for product "Messenger"
 9.0.0.2162
Search vendor "Yahoo" for product "Messenger" and version "9.0.0.2162"
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Affected