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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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2005-1673 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T21:59:23.523Z

Reserved: 2005-05-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2005-1671

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2005-05-19T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-1671

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