CVE-2006-5563
Unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) before 8.1.0.195 allows remote...
Unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) before 8.1.0.195 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a crafted room name in a Conference Invite. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) before 8.1.0.195 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a crafted room name in a Conference Invite. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2006-5563- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) before 8.1.0.195 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a crafted room name in a Conference Invite. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
CVE-2006-5563- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5548 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) before 8.1.0.195 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a crafted room name in a Conference Invite. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5548- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8vmh-6cgm-cw63 No score
Unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) before 8.1.0.195 allows remote...
Unspecified vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger (Service 18) before 8.1.0.195 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL dereference and application crash) via a crafted room name in a Conference Invite. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained from third party information.
- Record
GHSA-8vmh-6cgm-cw63- 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-2006-5563 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Yahoo Messenger, published October 27, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.72%, the 77th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-10/0566.html
secunia.com/advisories/22510
securityfocus.com/bid/20625
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4193
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5563
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8vmh-6cgm-cw63