MEDIUM
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 allows remote attackers to force a download, and create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the GetFile method
Published Sep 20, 2007
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.55%
Description
Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 allows remote attackers to force a download, and create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the GetFile method.
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.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.55% 0.02548
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02548
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 (18 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02548) | 84.46th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.55% (0.02548) | 82.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 15, 2025 | 6.73% (0.06732) | 90.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05367) | 89.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.82% (0.06824) | 85.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 5.37% (0.05367) | 89.38th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 4.26% (0.04262) | 92.18th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 11.74% (0.11738) | 95.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 2.74% (0.02743) | 90.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 9, 2024 | 3.71% (0.03706) | 91.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 3.79% (0.03788) | 90.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 26, 2023 | 4.00% (0.03997) | 90.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2023 | 3.96% (0.03960) | 90.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.56% (0.04563) | 91.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 6.00% (0.05998) | 92.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (6)
- http://osvdb.org/38296 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/38296 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploit | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 20, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Sep 20, 2007
Link CVE-2007-5017
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a