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CVE-2005-1618

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.0 Published: 2005-05-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The YMSGR URL handler in Yahoo! Messenger 5.x through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disconnect) via a room login or a room join request packet with a third : (colon) and an & (ampersand), which causes Messenger to send a corrupted packet to the server, which triggers a disconnect from the server.

Affected Platforms

Yahoo Messenger

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References