PT-2007-5148 · Yahoo · Yahoo! Messenger

Rajesh Sethumadhavan · Published 2007-07-21 · Updated 2017-07-29 · CVE-2007-3928

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.6

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Yahoo! Messenger version 8.1

Description: A buffer overflow issue allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry.

Recommendations: For Yahoo! Messenger version 8.1, avoid using long e-mail addresses in address book entries until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the length of e-mail addresses in address book entries to prevent potential exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2007-3928

Affected Products

Yahoo! Messenger

References · 8

• http://secunia.com/advisories/26066 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3928 · Security Note
• http://xdisclose.com/advisory/XD100002.html · Patch
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064669.html · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35434 · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2906 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1018398 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/24926 · Note