VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-0242

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-02-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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