CVE-2002-2361
The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2361- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2002-2361- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2002-2339 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2002-2339- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xm7-h5wr-j4f5 No score
The installer in Yahoo! Messenger 4.0, 5.0 and 5.5 does not verify package signatures which could...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8xm7-h5wr-j4f5- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2002-2361 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Yahoo Messenger, published December 31, 2002. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.21%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.