CVE-2009-4171
Yahoo! Messenger <9.0.0.2162 - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
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