CVE-2006-3298
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
CVE-2006-3298 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Yahoo Messenger, published June 29, 2006. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.99%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 5.0 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 2.99%EPSS, 87th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages that contain non-ASCII characters, which triggers the crash in jscript.dll.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Yahoo! Messenger 7.0/7.5 - 'jscript.dll' Non-ASCII Character Denial of Service | 2006-06-23 |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages that contain non-ASCII characters, which triggers the crash in jscript.dll.
- Record
CVE-2006-3298- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages that contain non-ASCII characters, which triggers the crash in jscript.dll.
- Record
CVE-2006-3298- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-3295No score
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages that contain non-ASCII characters, which triggers the crash in jscript.dll.
- Record
EUVD-2006-3295- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r434-w4gm-84p6No score
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0.814 and 7.0.438 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via messages that contain non-ASCII characters, which triggers the crash in jscript.dll.
- Record
GHSA-r434-w4gm-84p6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.