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A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Toolbar 1.4.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Stack-based buffer overflow in the Helper class in the yt.ythelper.2 ActiveX control in Yahoo! Toolbar 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long argument to the c method.
The weakness was shared 12/04/2007 by Elazar Broad (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6228. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (38769).
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: yahoo.comAdvisory: xforce.iss.net
Researcher: Elazar Broad
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2007-6228 (🔍)
X-Force: 38769
Vulnerability Center: 27803 - Yahoo! Toolbar 1.4.1 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Long Argument to the c Method, High
SecurityFocus: 26656 - Yahoo! Toolbar Helper Class ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 13:43Updated: 07/29/2021 20:22
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (49), 03/08/2017 15:21 (15), 07/29/2021 20:22 (3)
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