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CVE-2005-0242

4.6 · MEDIUM

The Audio Setup Wizard (asw.dll) in Yahoo!

Published Feb 18, 2005yahooEPSS 0.46%

Overview

CVE-2005-0242 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting yahoo messenger. It was published on February 18, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from yahoo. Update messenger to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

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References

Refmessenger.yahoo.com/security/update6.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/11815Refsecunia.com/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/Refmessenger.yahoo.com/security/update6.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/11815Refsecunia.com/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0242?

CVE-2005-0242 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting yahoo messenger. It was published on February 18, 2005 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2005-0242?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 4.6, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2005-0242?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from yahoo. Update messenger to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2005-0242?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2005-0242 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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