CVE-2007-5017

N/A Unknown
Published: September 20, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/38296
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/38296
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.5%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

yahoo

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