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CVE-2002-2361

Published: Dec 31, 2002 | Modified: Apr 16, 2026
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2002-2361
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could allow remote attackers to install trojan programs via DNS spoofing.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
MessengerYahoo4.0 (including)4.0 (including)
MessengerYahoo5.0 (including)5.0 (including)
MessengerYahoo5.5 (including)5.5 (including)

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