CVE-2007-4391 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Kakadu kdu_v32m.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain length field in JPEG2000 data, as demonstrated by sending an "invite to view my webcam" request, and then injecting a DLL into the attacker's peer Yahoo! Messenger application when this request is accepted.

Published: 2007-08-17

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 18.1% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1.0.413:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.18116.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/38221
http://secunia.com/advisories/26501
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2007/08/15/more-on-the-yahoo-messenger-webcam-0day/
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515968
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25330
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018586
http://www.team509.com/expyahoo.rar
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2917
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36115
https://www.xfocus.net/bbs/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=64639&page=1#entry321749

History

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Subscriptions

Yahoo Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-08-17T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T14:53:55.679Z

Reserved: 2007-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2007-4391

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-08-17T22:17:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2007-4391

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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