CVE-2006-3298 json
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages that contain non-ASCII cha…
published 2006-06-29 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2006-3295
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.0%
- EPSS 3.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 87%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages that contain non-ASCII characters, which triggers the crash in jscript.dll.
Timeline
- First public exploit (EDB-28099)
- Published
Exploit prediction
2.99% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-28099 Yahoo! Messenger 7.0/7.5 - 'jscript.dll' Non-ASCII Character Denial of Service dos, 2006-06-23
- securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18622 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/20773 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
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securityfocus.com
/bid/18622
vdb-entry, exploit
-
secunia.com
/advisories/20773
third-party-advisory, exploit, vendor-advisory
- security.nnov.ru /Gnews281.html
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exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
/vulnerabilities/27319
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2006-3298
- NVD CVE-2006-3298
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