Buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Webcam Upload ActiveX control in ywcupl.dll 2.0.1.4 for Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.249 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long server property value to the send method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Published 2007-06-11 18:30:00
Updated 2018-10-16 16:47:43
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2007-3147

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3147

86.69%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 99 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2007-3147

  • Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.249 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2007-06-05
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/browser/yahoomessenger_server
    This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Webcam Upload ActiveX Control (ywcupl.dll) provided by Yahoo! Messenger version 8.1.0.249. By sending an overly long string to the "Server()" method, and then calling the "Send()" method, an attacker may be

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-3147

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
9.3
HIGH AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
8.6
10.0
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2007-3147

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
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