// For flags

CVE-2007-4391

Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 - 'KDU_V32M.DLL' Remote Denial of Service

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

17.6%
*EPSS

Affected Versions

1
*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

Heap-based buffer overflow in Kakadu kdu_v32m.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain length field in JPEG2000 data, as demonstrated by sending an "invite to view my webcam" request, and then injecting a DLL into the attacker's peer Yahoo! Messenger application when this request is accepted.

Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en Kakadu kdu_v32m.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 permite a atacantes remotos provocar denegación de servicio (caida de aplicación)a través de ciertas longitudes de campo en los datos JPEG2000, como se demostró con el envío de una respuesta a "una invitación para ver mi webcam", y su posterior inyección de una DLL dentro de la aplicación Yahoo! Messenger atacada cuando esta respuesta es aceptada.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2007-08-15 First Exploit
  • 2007-08-17 CVE Reserved
  • 2007-08-17 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions (1)