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Yahoo Patches IM Security Hole

Dec 4, 2003 3:04PM PST

Yahoo Inc. this week issued a security update for Yahoo Messenger after the report earlier this week of a buffer overflow vulnerability in the instant messaging client.

Yahoo said it learned of the security issue late Tuesday and issued the patch by Wednesday afternoon. Security researcher Tri Huynh discovered a vulnerability that, if exploited, could allow a malicious Web site to run code on a user's computer, according to an advisory issued Wednesday by Danish security company Secunia.

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,3959,1404621,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

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Re:Yahoo Patches IM Security Hole
Dec 4, 2003 9:03PM PST

where is the patch i looked all over either im blind or dumb im not dumb i hopeHappy

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Re:Yahoo Patches IM Security Hole
Dec 4, 2003 9:06PM PST

ok i went to the yahoo messanger site it checked my im out said im ok?