Vulnerability Details CVE-2005-1618
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.045
EPSS Ranking 88.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 5.0
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