CVE-2007-4515

Yahoo! Messenger YVerInfo.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Un desbordamiento de búfer en cierto control ActiveX en YVerInfo.dll versiones anteriores a 2007.8.27.1 en la conjunto de servicios para Yahoo! para Yahoo! Messenger versiones anteriores a 8.1.0.419, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario por medio de vectores no especificados que involucran argumentos en los métodos (1) fvCom y (2) info. NOTA: algunos de estos datos son obtenidos a partir de información de terceros.

Remote exploitation of multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in Yahoo Inc.'s Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the currently logged in user. iDefense has confirmed the existence of this vulnerability in version 8.1 of Yahoo Instant Messenger. Previous versions are suspected to be vulnerable as well.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

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

2007-08-23 CVE Reserved
2007-08-31 CVE Published
2009-11-26 First Exploit
2024-08-07 CVE Updated
2025-06-08 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/37739	Vdb Entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3083	Third Party Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018628	Vdb Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25494	Vdb Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3011	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36363	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://packetstorm.news/files/id/83058	2009-11-26
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16522	2011-03-10
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4351	2016-10-19

URL	Date	SRC
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=591	2007-08-30
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=082907	2017-07-29
http://secunia.com/advisories/26579	2017-07-29

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Yahoo Search vendor "Yahoo"		Messenger Search vendor "Yahoo" for product "Messenger"				<= 8.1.0.413 Search vendor "Yahoo" for product "Messenger" and version " <= 8.1.0.413"		-		Affected