Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.209 and 8.1.0.402 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain file-transfer packets, possibly involving a buffer overflow, as demonstrated by ym8bug.exe
Published Aug 31, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.15%
Description
Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.209 and 8.1.0.402 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain file-transfer packets, possibly involving a buffer overflow, as demonstrated by ym8bug.exe. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2007-4515. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.
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.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.15% (0.02147) | 81.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.15% (0.02147) | 79.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 3.04% (0.03040) | 85.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00558) | 78.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 17, 2024 | 0.56% (0.00563) | 77.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 19.82% (0.19825) | 96.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 17.04% (0.17036) | 95.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 15.92% (0.15920) | 95.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.78% (0.00783) | 79.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 13, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01107) | 82.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01097) | 82.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.80% (0.00801) | 78.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 87.39th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 86.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.19% (0.04187) | 69.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (1)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25484 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25484 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit |
Change history (0)
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