Vulnerability in Yahoo Messenger
CVE-2007-1680
Stack-based buffer overflow in the createAndJoinConference function in the AudioConf ActiveX control (yacscom.dll) in Yahoo! Messenger before 20070313 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via long (1) socksHostname and (2) hostname properties.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.084 (94.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 95th percentile — 94.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.084 · newest: 0.084 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Yahoo Messenger — versions 8.0, 8.0.0.863, 8.0_2005.1.1.4
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33408 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/23291 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/24742 (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388377 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-012.html (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- securityreason.com/securityalert/2523 (third-party-advisory)
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1219 (vdb-entry)
- osvdb.org/34319 (vdb-entry)
- www.securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php (Patch)