CVE-2007-5017

Public Exploit

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.37% Top 15%
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/38296 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727 vdb entry exploit
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-5017?
CVE-2007-5017 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-5017?
To fix CVE-2007-5017, 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-2007-5017 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-5017 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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