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CVE-2005-1671 Details

Description

The Logfile feature in Yahoo! Messenger 5.x through 6.0 can be activated by a YMSGR: URL and writes all output to a single ypager.log file, even when there are multiple users, and does not properly warn later users that the feature has been enabled, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from other users.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111643475210982&w=2 CVE
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111643475210982&w=2 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
yahoo messenger
5.5
5.6
5.6.0.1351
6.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6.0.1351:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2005-1671
NVD Published Date:
May 19, 2005
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2005-1671 Details - Not Deferred