Security readout for executives and security teams
This CVE describes a remote crash in Yahoo! Messenger when affected clients receive messages containing non-ASCII characters. The documented impact is denial of service of the Messenger client, not data theft or system takeover. Business urgency depends on whether these old versions still exist in the environment. Exposure appears limited to environments still running Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 or 7.0.438 and accepting messages from remote users. Treat this as a legacy software hygiene issue unless affected clients are still in use. Prioritize discovery and retirement over emergency response. Mitigation focus: Inventory systems for Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438.; Check vendor or archived advisory guidance for updates or workarounds.; Retire affected legacy clients where there is no business need..
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- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- yahoo-messenger-nonascii-dos(27319)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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