CVE-2005-0242 json
The Audio Setup Wizard (asw.dll) in Yahoo!
published 2005-02-18 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0243
- cvss
- 4.6
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Audio Setup Wizard (asw.dll) in Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0.1750, and possibly other versions, allows attackers to arbitrary code by placing a malicious ping.exe program into the Messenger program directory, which is installed with weak default permissions.
Patch / fix
- secunia.com/advisories/11815 advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/ advisory
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
-
secunia.com
/advisories/11815
third-party-advisory, patch
-
secunia.com
/secunia_research/2004-6/advisory/
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
- messenger.yahoo.com /security/update6.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-0242
- NVD CVE-2005-0242
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