CVE-2009-4171

Yahoo! Messenger <9.0.0.2162 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

Exploits (2)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by HACKATTACK · textdoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/10092
exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by HACKATTACK · xmldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33350

Scores

EPSS 0.0315
EPSS Percentile 86.7%

Classification

CWE
CWE-119
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

yahoo/messenger

Timeline

Published Dec 02, 2009
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026