vendor:
Yahoo! Messenger
by:
SecurityFocus
7.5
CVSS
HIGH
Buffer Overflow
120
CWE
Product Name: Yahoo! Messenger
Affected Version From: N/A
Affected Version To: N/A
Patch Exists: N/A
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: N/A
Metasploit:
N/A
Other Scripts:
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Nuclei References:
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2002
Yahoo! Messenger COM Object Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Yahoo! Messenger COM objects YInstHelper.YInstStarter.1 and YInstHelper.YSearchSetting2 have been reported prone to remotely exploitable buffer overflow vulnerabilities. The conditions are triggered when properties are assigned values (strings) of excessive length. By crafting a HTML page that invokes this COM object, and passing data to one of the affected properties, an attacker may overwrite values that are crucial to controlling program execution flow.
Mitigation:
Ensure that all user input is validated and sanitized before being passed to the application.