CVE-2005-0242
N/A
Published: February 18, 2005 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMessenger
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/11815x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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