CVE-2007-4515 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 33% (pctl 98)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 33.01% — more likely to be exploited than 98% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2007-08-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| yahoo | messenger |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Yahoo! Messenger - 'YVerInfo.dll' ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) | 2010-05-09 |
| exploit-db | Yahoo! Messenger - 'YVerInfo.dll 2007.8.27.1' ActiveX Buffer Overflow | 2007-09-01 |
References
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=591
- http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=082907
- http://osvdb.org/37739
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26579
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3083
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018628
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25494
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36363
- http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=591
- http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=082907
- http://osvdb.org/37739
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26579
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3083
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1018628
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25494
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3011
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36363
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