CVE-2005-0242

N/A Unknown
Published: February 18, 2005 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

The Audio Setup Wizard (asw.dll) in Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to arbitrary code by placing a malicious ping.exe program into the Messenger program directory, which is installed with weak default permissions.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security/update6.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/11815
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security/update6.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/11815
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
18th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

yahoo