Yahoo! Messenger 5.x/6.0 - URL Handler Remote Denial of Service

Author: Torseq Tech
type: dos
platform: windows
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date_added: 2005-05-13 
date_updated: 2013-05-23 
verified: 1 
codes: CVE-2005-1618;OSVDB-16816 
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source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13626/info

Yahoo! Messenger is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to handle exceptional conditions.

A remote user can cause Yahoo! Messenger to disconnect through malicious emails or web pages.

This issue is reported to affect Yahoo! Messenger versions 5.x to 6.0 Windows; other versions on other operating systems may also be affected.

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