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    CVE-2007-4515

    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.

    Published:Aug 31, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Aug 31, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.72465
    CVSS Score:9.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Yahoo
    Product
    Messenger

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4351https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16522

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    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High