Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 17, 2005· Updated Apr 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.
Affected products
5cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
2- secunia.com/advisories/13712nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2005-2/advisory/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
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