Vulnerability CVE-2007-5396
Published: 2007-11-09   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
Format string vulnerability in the ext_yahoo_contact_added function in yahoo.c in Miranda IM 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Y7 Buddy Authorization packet with format string specifiers in the contact Yahoo! handle (who).

Type:

CWE-134

 (Uncontrolled Format String)

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

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Miranda-im -> Miranda im 

 References:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27402
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3823
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26389
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-89/advisory/
http://miranda.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/miranda/trunk/miranda/protocols/Yahoo/yahoo.c?r1=6601&r2=6699&diff_format=l
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/38362
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