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CVE-2007-5017 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://osvdb.org/38296 CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694 CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727 CVEExploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
yahoo messenger
8.1.0.421

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1.0.421:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2007-5017
NVD Published Date:
Sep 20, 2007
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2007-5017 Details - Not Deferred