CVE-2002-2361 describes a vulnerability in the installer for Yahoo! Messenger versions 4.0, 5.0, and 5.5, where it fails to verify package signatures. This flaw could allow remote attackers to install malicious programs, such as Trojans, by leveraging DNS spoofing. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.8, indicating a medium severity, and could lead to partial compromise of confidentiality and integrity with moderate attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage regarding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.