Buffer overflow in Yahoo Messenger

CVE-2007-3148

Buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Webcam Viewer ActiveX control in ywcvwr.dll 2.0.1.4 for Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.249 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long server property value to the receive method.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.123 (95.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-3148?
CVE-2007-3148 is a vulnerability in Yahoo Messenger, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-06-11.
Is CVE-2007-3148 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.