CVE-2000-0047

Summary

CVE-2000-0047 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Yahoo Pager/Messenger client. Attackers can exploit this issue by sending a message containing a long URL, leading to a denial of service condition in the affected software. The vulnerability arises due to the client's inability to handle large URLs properly, resulting in excess data being written to a buffer and causing it to overflow. This issue can disrupt the normal functioning of the Yahoo Pager/Messenger application.

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