Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 31, 2002· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2002-1665

Description

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger before February 2002 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long set_buddygrp field.

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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: < February 2002

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-16.htmlnvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/755755nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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