Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-5017
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.
Vulnerability category: Directory traversal
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-5017
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 3.79%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 91 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2007-5017
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2007-5017
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The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2007-5017
Products affected by CVE-2007-5017
- cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1.0.421:*:*:*:*:*:*:*