CVE-2004-0043 — HIGH severity vulnerability (Buffer overflow in Yahoo Instant Messenger 5.6.0.1351 and ea)
Buffer overflow in Yahoo Instant Messenger 5.6.0.1351 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the download feature.
| CVE ID | CVE-2004-0043 |
|---|---|
| Severity | HIGH |
| CVSS score | 7.5 |
| CVSS vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| CWE | NVD-CWE-Other |
| Status | Modified |
| Published | 2004-02-03 |
| Last modified | 2026-04-16 |
| Description | Buffer overflow in Yahoo Instant Messenger 5.6.0.1351 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long filename in the download feature. |
| Source | NIST National Vulnerability Database |
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