MEDIUM
The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could allow remote attackers to install trojan programs via DNS spoofing
Published Oct 29, 2007
5.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.21%
Description
The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could allow remote attackers to install trojan programs via DNS spoofing.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.21% 0.01205
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01205
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.21% (0.01205) | 67.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.04% (0.01039) | 59.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.27% (0.00274) | 48.81th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00384) | 73.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00178) | 54.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.17% (0.00167) | 52.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00151) | 49.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 61.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 59.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 18, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 58.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 56.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.14% (0.01136) | 34.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/08/msg00384.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9984.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5579 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/bugtraq/2002/08/msg00384.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9984.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5579 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Oct 29, 2007
Updated Sep 17, 2024
Reserved Oct 29, 2007
Link CVE-2002-2361
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a