CVE-2002-2361

Severity

57%

Complexity

86%

Confidentiality

81%

The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could allow remote attackers to install trojan programs via DNS spoofing.

The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could allow remote attackers to install trojan programs via DNS spoofing.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 5.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: medium. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N).

Overview

Type

Yahoo Messenger

First reported 22 years ago

2002-12-31 05:00:00

Last updated 16 years ago

2008-09-05 20:33:00

Affected Software

Yahoo Messenger 4.0

4.0

Yahoo Messenger 5.0

5.0

Yahoo!メッセンジャー 5.5

5.5

References

20020827 Yahoo Messenger Install Secuirty

yahoo-installer-insecure-connection(9984)

5579

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