CVE-2006-6603 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in the YMMAPI.YMailAttach ActiveX control (ymmapi.dll) before 2005.1.1.4 in Yahoo! Messenger allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document. NOTE: some details were obtained from third party information.

Published: 2006-12-15

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 8.0% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:7.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:7.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-6586	Buffer overflow in the YMMAPI.YMailAttach ActiveX control (ymmapi.dll) before 2005.1.1.4 in Yahoo! Messenger allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document. NOTE: some details were obtained from third party information.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.07999.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=120806
http://secunia.com/advisories/23401
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017387
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/901852
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21607
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/5016

History

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Subscriptions

Yahoo Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2006-12-15T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T20:33:59.472Z

Reserved: 2006-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2006-6603

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2006-12-15T22:28:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2006-6603

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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