Update 1: 2007-08-22 and 2007-08-28
Yahoo issued a PATCH for this vulnerability on 2007-08-22 and another vulnerability - buffer overflow on 2007-08-30.
- Click on title of this posting
- go to Patch Info section in our advisory as posted on the web - GET THE PATCH
- CHECK UPDAT info section 2007-08-30 for 2nd patch, if you downloaded before 2007-08-29 your version is vulnerable to a buffer overflow vulnerability - rated moderately critical
WHEN: 2007-08-14
WHAT: This vulnerability is moderately critical for users whose PC runs on Windows and they have installed
Yahoo! Instant Messenger on their machine.
At this stage the target of this vulnerability Click on link - Login as guest - click on this link again and you get defintion - fast and easy is:
- Yahoo! Instant Messenger Version 8.x
are vulnerable.
WHO SHOULD WORRY?: If you are a:
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RISK ASSESSMENT: CyTRAP Labs rates the risk as moderately critical (3 on a five point scale) because one can easily protect oneself against the threat and possible exploit.
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{originally published 2007-08-16
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