source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13626/info
Yahoo! Messenger is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because the application fails to handle exceptional conditions.
A remote user can cause Yahoo! Messenger to disconnect through malicious emails or web pages.
This issue is reported to affect Yahoo! Messenger versions 5.x to 6.0 Windows; other versions on other operating systems may also be affected.
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