CVE-2000-0047

Medium

Published: 01/10/1999(UTC)Updated: 16/06/2026(UTC)Translated: 18/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk

1.89%

77th percentile - higher than 77% of all known CVEs

Buffer overflow in Yahoo Pager/Messenger client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL within a message.

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to disrupt service availability, potentially leading to downtime for users.

It is recommended to update the Yahoo Pager/Messenger client to the latest version to mitigate the buffer overflow risk.

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in Yahoo Pager/Messenger client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a long URL within a message.