Vulnerability in Yahoo Toolbar
CVE-2017-2253
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Installer of Yahoo! Toolbar (for Internet explorer) v8.0.0.6 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to June 13, 2017, 18:18:55 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Yahoo Toolbar
- Yahoo Japan Corporation Installer Of Yahoo! Toolbar (For Internet Explorer) — versions v8.0.0.6 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to June 13, 2017, 18:18:55
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN02852421/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2253?
- CVE-2017-2253 is a high-severity vulnerability in Yahoo Toolbar, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2253?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.