| CVE ID | CVE-2007-1680 |
| CVSS SCORE | |
| AFFECTED VENDORS |
Yahoo! |
| AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
Yahoo! Messenger |
| TREND MICRO CUSTOMER PROTECTION | Trend Micro TippingPoint IPS customers are protected against this vulnerability by Digital Vaccine protection filter ID ['4791']. For further product information on the TippingPoint IPS: http://www.tippingpoint.com |
| VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Yahoo Messenger. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page. The specific flaw exists within the ActiveX control Yahoo.AudioConf: DLL: yacscom.dll When large values are specified for the 'socksHostname' and 'hostname' properties, and the createAndJoinConference() method is called, a stack overflow occurs. Exploitation can result in code execution under the context of the current user. |
| ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
Yahoo! has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=031207 |
| DISCLOSURE TIMELINE |
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| CREDIT | Peter Vreugdenhil |
