CVE-2006-5563

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) before 8.1.0.195 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a crafted room name in a Conference Invite. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.18% Top 25%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0566.html	mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/22510	third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20625	vdb entry
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0518.html	mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4193	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/449667/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5563?: CVE-2006-5563 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5563?: To fix CVE-2006-5563, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5563 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5563 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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