Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 25, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-0321

Description

Yahoo! Messenger 5.0 allows remote attackers to spoof other users by modifying the username and using the spoofed username for social engineering or denial of service (flooding) attacks.

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Affected products

Yahoo/Messenger2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =5.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.iss.net/security_center/static/8267.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/4164nvdVendor Advisory
www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.htmlnvdUS Government Resource
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952875nvdUS Government Resource
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