Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4034 (CCN-35644)

Assigned:2007-07-24
Published:2007-07-24
Updated:2011-03-07
Summary:Stack-based buffer overflow in the YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 (aka Yahoo! Installer Plugin for Widgets) ActiveX control before 2007.7.13.3 (20070620) in YDPCTL.dll in Yahoo! Widgets before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GetComponentVersion method.
Note: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:9.3 High (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.3 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.6 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
6.0 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-119
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2007-4034

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/widgets/security/security-08.html

Source: CCN
Type: Yahoo Web site
About the July 24, 2007 Security Update (YDPCTL.dll)

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
37705

Source: CCN
Type: SA26011
Yahoo! Widgets YDP ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
26011

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1018470
Yahoo! Widgets Buffer Overflow in `YDPCTL.dll` ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#120760
Yahoo! Installer Plugin for Widgets ActiveX control stack buffer overflow

Source: CERT-VN
Type: US Government Resource
VU#120760

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 37705
Yahoo! Widgets YDP YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 ActiveX (YDPCTL.dll) GetComponentVersion Method Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: BID
Type: Exploit, Patch
25086

Source: CCN
Type: BID-25086
Yahoo! Widgets Engine YDPCTL.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1018470

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2007-2679

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
yahoo-widgets-ydpctl-bo(35644)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:yahoo:widgets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 4.0.5)

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:yahoo:widgets:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:yahoo:widgets:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    yahoo widgets *
    yahoo widgets 4.0.5
    yahoo widgets 4.0.5