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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2005· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2005-0243

CVE-2005-0243

Description

Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions before 6.0.0.1921, does not properly display long filenames in file dialog boxes, which could allow remote attackers to trick users into downloading and executing programs via file names containing a large number of spaces and multiple file extensions.

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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, <6.0.0.1921

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