CVE-2009-4171
Estado: ModificadaMedia (4.3)—
An ActiveX control in YahooBridgeLib.dll for Yahoo! Messenger 9.0.0.2162, and possibly other 9.0 versions, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by calling the RegisterMe method with a long argument.
CVSS
- Versión: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Puntuación base: 4.3
Probabilidad de explotación (EPSS)
- Probabilidad de explotación en los próximos 30 días: 5.09%
- Percentil entre todas las CVEs puntuadas: 92
- Fecha de la puntuación: 4/10/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, de FIRST) estima la probabilidad de que una vulnerabilidad sea explotada en 30 días. Complementa a CVSS (impacto) y a CISA KEV (explotación confirmada).
Tecnologías afectadas (1)
CWE
- CWE-119
Referencias
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507818/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37007
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54263
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/507818/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37007
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54263
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