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CVE-2007-5017

5.0 · MEDIUM

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo!

Published Sep 20, 2007yahooCWE-22EPSS 2.55%

Overview

CVE-2007-5017 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting yahoo messenger. It was published on September 20, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 allows remote attackers to force a download, and create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the GetFile method.

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

Refosvdb.org/38296Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25727Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1018715Refwww.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.htmlRefexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694Refwww.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428Refosvdb.org/38296Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/25727Refwww.securitytracker.com/id?1018715Refwww.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-5017?

CVE-2007-5017 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting yahoo messenger. It was published on September 20, 2007 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2007-5017?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2007-5017?

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-2007-5017?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2007-5017 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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