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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0242

CVE-2005-0242

Description

The Audio Setup Wizard (asw.dll) in Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to arbitrary code by placing a malicious ping.exe program into the Messenger program directory, which is installed with weak default permissions.

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Affected products

6
  • Yahoo/Messenger6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.6.0.1351:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:6.0.0.1750:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: = 6.0.0.1750

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