CVE-2006-5563 describes an unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) versions prior to 8.1.0.195. This flaw allows a remote attacker to trigger a denial of service, specifically a NULL dereference and application crash, by sending a specially crafted room name within a Conference Invite. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, leading to a partial impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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