A vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger version 8.1.0.413 reported

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An AV vendor has been able to reproduce a vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger version 8.1.0.413 based on information provided in some security forums in China. :D

All that is required to infect a system using the vulnerability is to convince a Yahoo Messenger user to accept a webcam invitation.

The AV vendor reports that this latest vulnerability is not the same as the Webcam vulnerability that was patched back in June.

It is recommended that:

1) NEVER accept a webcam invitations from untrusted sources
2) Block outgoing traffic on TCP 5100


Source: http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2007/08/15/more-on-the-yahoo-messenger-webcam-0day/



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