CVE-2005-1618 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can disconnect Yahoo! Messenger users by sending malformed room join packets, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-1618?
CVE-2005-1618 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2005. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The YMSGR URL handler in Yahoo! Messenger 5.x through 6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (disconnect) via a room login or a room join request packet with a third : (colon) and an & (ampersand), which causes Messenger to send a corrupted packet to the server, which triggers a disconnect from the server.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-1618?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Yahoo Messenger.
How do I fix CVE-2005-1618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-1618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2005-1618 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-1618 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4rmw-7p68-vvjw.