Description
Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to spoof other users by modifying the username and using the spoofed username for social engineering or denial of service (flooding) attacks.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101439616623230&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8267.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952875US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4164Vendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101439616623230&w=2
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.htmlUS Government Resource
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8267.phpPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952875US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4164Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jun 25, 2002
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified