Vulnerability Details : CVE-2007-4515

Public exploit exists!
Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in YVerInfo.dll before 2007.8.27.1 in the Yahoo! services suite for Yahoo! Messenger before 8.1.0.419 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors involving arguments to the (1) fvCom and (2) info methods. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Published 2007-08-31 22:17:00
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source MITRE
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: OverflowExecute code

Products affected by CVE-2007-4515

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-4515

EPSS FAQ
58.96%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 98 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2007-4515

  • Yahoo! Messenger YVerInfo.dll ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
    Disclosure Date: 2007-08-30
    First seen: 2020-04-26
    exploit/windows/browser/yahoomessenger_fvcom
    This module exploits a stack buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Messenger ActiveX Control (YVerInfo.dll <= 2006.8.24.1). By sending an overly long string to the "fvCom()" method from a yahoo.com domain, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code. Authors:

CVSS scores for CVE-2007-4515

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-2007-4515

  • 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)

References for CVE-2007-4515

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