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Vulnerability Report: Yahoo! Messenger 5.x
This vulnerability report for Yahoo! Messenger 5.x contains a complete overview of all Secunia advisories affecting it. You can use this vulnerability report to ensure that you are aware of all vulnerabilities, both patched and unpatched, affecting this product allowing you to take the necessary precautions.

If you have information about a new or an existing vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger 5.x then you are more than welcome to contact us.


Table of Contents

1. Product Summary Only

2. Secunia Advisory Statistics (All time)
2.1. Statistics for 2009
2.2. Statistics for 2008
2.3. Statistics for 2007
2.4. Statistics for 2006
2.5. Statistics for 2005
2.6. Statistics for 2004
2.7. Statistics for 2003

3. List of Secunia Advisories (All time)
3.1. List for 2009
3.2. List for 2008
3.3. List for 2007
3.4. List for 2006
3.5. List for 2005
3.6. List for 2004
3.7. List for 2003

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Vendor, Links, and Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Vendor Yahoo!

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Affected By 9 Secunia advisories
3 Vulnerabilities

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Unpatched 11% (1 of 9 Secunia advisories)

Most Critical Unpatched
The most severe unpatched Secunia advisory affecting Yahoo! Messenger 5.x, with all vendor patches applied, is rated Not critical .




5 Secunia Advisories in 2003
Secunia has issued a total of 5 Secunia advisories in 2003 for Yahoo! Messenger 5.x. Currently, 20% (1 out of 5) are marked as unpatched with the most severe being rated Not critical

More information about the specific Secunia advisories affecting Yahoo! Messenger 5.x can be found below. Each Secunia advisory is enclosed by a box highlighted with a color representing its current patch status. You can read the complete Secunia advisories for thorough descriptions of the issues covered and for solution suggestions by clicking either the Secunia advisory title or the "Read More" links available for each Secunia advisory.



Yahoo! Messenger IMVironment Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 1 of 5 in 2003. 13,150 views.
Release Date:
2003-12-08
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10370
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
Cross Site Scripting
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Yahoo! Messenger, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct Cross-Site Scripting attacks. [Read More]


Yahoo! Messenger "yauto.dll" Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 2 of 5 in 2003. 19,928 views.
Release Date:
2003-12-03
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10342
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Yahoo! Messenger, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. [Read More]


Yahoo! Messenger File Transfer Denial of Service Vulnerability
Unpatched. Secunia Advisory 3 of 5 in 2003. 9,833 views.
Release Date:
2003-10-28
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA10075
Solution Status:
Unpatched
Criticality:
Impact:
DoS
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Yahoo! Messenger, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) on another user's client. [Read More]


Yahoo! Chat and Messenger Stack and Heap Overflows
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 4 of 5 in 2003. 13,336 views.
Release Date:
2003-09-17
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA9760
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
Two vulnerabilities have been identified in Yahoo! Chat and Messenger possibly allowing malicious people to execute arbitrary code through HTML documents. [Read More]


Yahoo! Chat and Messenger Hostname Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Vendor Patch. Secunia Advisory 5 of 5 in 2003. 10,710 views.
Release Date:
2003-06-03
Secunia Advisory ID:
SA8924
Solution Status:
Vendor Patch
Criticality:
Impact:
System access
Where:
From remote
Short Description:
A vulnerability has been identified in Yahoo! Chat and Messenger, which allows malicious people to cause a buffer overflow. [Read More]