Buffer overflow in Yahoo Messenger
CVE-2007-4515
Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in YVerInfo.dll before 2007.8.27.1 in the Yahoo! services suite for Yahoo! Messenger before 8.1.0.419 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving arguments to the (1) fvCom and (2) info methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.330 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Yahoo Messenger
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, vdb-entry)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, x_refsource_SECUNIA, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_IDEFENSE, Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SREASON, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_VUPEN)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2007-4515?
- CVE-2007-4515 is a vulnerability in Yahoo Messenger, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. Published 2007-08-31.
- Is CVE-2007-4515 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.