Description
Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions before 6.0.0.1921, does not properly display long filenames in file dialog boxes, which could allow remote attackers to trick users into downloading and executing programs via file names containing a large number of spaces and multiple file extensions.
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2005-0244 | Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions before 6.0.0.1921, does not properly display long filenames in file dialog boxes, which could allow remote attackers to trick users into downloading and executing programs via file names containing a large number of spaces and multiple file extensions. |
References
History
No history.
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T21:05:25.023Z
Reserved: 2005-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2005-0243
No data.
Status : Modified
Published: 2005-02-17T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2005-0243
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Weaknesses
EUVD