CVE-2009-4171

N/A Unknown
Published: December 02, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

An ActiveX control in YahooBridgeLib.dll for Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162, and possibly other 9.0 versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by calling the RegisterMe method with a long argument.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507818/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37007
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54263
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507818/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37007
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54263
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
3.1%
87th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

yahoo

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