# CVE-2007-5017: Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 allows remot

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2007-09-20 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Absolute path traversal vulnerability in a certain ActiveX control in the CYFT object in ft60.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.421 allows remote attackers to force a download, and create or overwrite arbitrary files via a full pathname in the second argument to the GetFile method.

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## References

- http://www.shinnai.altervista.org/exploits/txt/TXT_KJDPaI2IlM5P9PP6N6dI.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4428
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36694
- http://osvdb.org/38296
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25727
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018715

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