Vulnerability CVE-2007-3928
Published: 2007-07-20   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-3638.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Yahoo Messenger 8.1 Buffer Overflow
Rajesh Sethumadh...
23.07.2007

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.6/10
10/10
4.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
High
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Complete
Complete
Complete
Affected software
Yahoo -> Messenger 

 References:
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/35434
http://www.xdisclose.com/advisory/XD100002.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/26066
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018398
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24926
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2906
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064669.html
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