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Yahoo! Messenger Local Insecure Default Installation Vulnerability

A local insecure default installation vulnerability affects Yahoo! Messenger. This issue is due to a failure of the application to properly secure directories and executables when installation takes place.

A local attacker may leverage this issue to have arbitrary code executed with the privileges of an unsuspecting user; this may facilitate privileges escalation.