Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2007-4515 (CCN-36363)

Assigned:2007-08-29
Published:2007-08-29
Updated:2017-07-29
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:10.0 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
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)
7.7 High (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/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
9.3 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
7.7 High (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
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-2007-4515

Source: IDEFENSE
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
20070830 Yahoo Messenger YVerInfo.dll ActiveX Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Yahoo Messenger Web site - Security Updates
Yahoo! ActiveX Control Update - buffer overflow in an ActiveX control

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Patch
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=082907

Source: OSVDB
Type: UNKNOWN
37739

Source: CCN
Type: SA26579
Yahoo! Messenger YVerInfo.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflows

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Patch, Vendor Advisory
26579

Source: SREASON
Type: UNKNOWN
3083

Source: CCN
Type: SECTRACK ID: 1018628
Yahoo! Messenger Buffer Overflow in ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code

Source: SECTRACK
Type: UNKNOWN
1018628

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 37739
Yahoo! Messenger ActiveX (YVerInfo.dll) Multiple Method Arbitrary Code Execution

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 45850
Yahoo! Messenger Unspecified File-transfer Packet Handling Remote DoS

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
25494

Source: CCN
Type: BID-25494
Yahoo! Messenger YVerInfo.DLL ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflow Weaknesses

Source: VUPEN
Type: UNKNOWN
ADV-2007-3011

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
yahoo-messenger-yverinfo-bo(36363)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
yahoo-messenger-yverinfo-bo(36363)

Source: CCN
Type: iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 08.30.07
Yahoo Messenger YVerInfo.dll ActiveX Multiple Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Source: CCN
Type: Rapid7 Vulnerability and Exploit Database [08-30-2007]
Yahoo! Messenger YVerInfo.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:yahoo:messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 8.1.0.413)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:yahoo:messenger:8.1.0.413:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    yahoo messenger *
    yahoo messenger 8.1.0.413