CVE-2005-0243 describes a user interface vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger versions prior to 6.0.0.1921. The flaw allowed remote attackers to obscure malicious file extensions by using excessively long filenames with numerous spaces in file dialog boxes, potentially tricking users into executing harmful programs. With a CVSS score of 5.0 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N), this vulnerability is of medium severity, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to partial integrity impact if a user is deceived. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.6.0.1351CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6.0.1351:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0.0.1750CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0.0.1750:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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