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Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows
high Nessus Plugin ID 25459
Synopsis
The remote Windows host has a least one ActiveX control that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.Description
The remote host contains the 'Webcam' ActiveX controls included with Yahoo! Messenger.The version of at least one of these controls on the remote host has a buffer overflow. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into visiting a specially crafted web page, this issue could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the host subject to the user's privileges.
Solution
Update to the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger and ensure that the version of both affected controls is 2.0.1.6 or higher.See Also
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jun/131
https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jun/133
https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470861/30/0/threaded
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 25459
File Name: yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl
Version: 1.21
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/11/2007
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 7.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:yahoo:messenger
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/8/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/7/2007
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.249 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-3147, CVE-2007-3148
CWE: 119