Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 JPEG2000 Image memory corruption

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.4$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component JPEG2000 Image Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-4391. Furthermore, an exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 (Messaging Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component JPEG2000 Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in Kakadu kdu_v32m.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain length field in JPEG2000 data, as demonstrated by sending an "invite to view my webcam" request, and then injecting a DLL into the attacker s peer Yahoo! Messenger application when this request is accepted.

The bug was discovered 08/15/2007. The weakness was published 08/20/2007 with team509 (Website). The advisory is shared at messenger.yahoo.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-4391 since 08/17/2007. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25932 (Yahoo! Messenger < 8.1.0.416 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115617 (Yahoo! Messenger Webcam JPEG 2000 Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at messenger.yahoo.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 5553.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36115), Tenable (25932), SecurityFocus (BID 25330†), OSVDB (38221†) and Secunia (SA26501†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Vendor

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Download: 🔍

EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 25932
Nessus Name: Yahoo! Messenger < 8.1.0.416 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍
Nessus Context: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Patch: messenger.yahoo.com
TippingPoint: 🔍

Timelineinfo

08/15/2007 🔍
08/15/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/15/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/17/2007 +2 days 🔍
08/17/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/20/2007 +3 days 🔍
08/20/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/20/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/20/2007 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2007 +5 days 🔍
08/27/2007 +1 days 🔍
09/03/2007 +7 days 🔍
06/07/2025 +6487 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: messenger.yahoo.com
Organization: team509
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2007-4391 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4391
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-3265
CERT: 🔍
X-Force: 36115 - Yahoo! Messenger webcam streams buffer overflow, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 25330 - Yahoo! Messenger KDU_V32M.DLL Remote Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 26501
OSVDB: 38221 - Yahoo! Messenger Kakadu (kdu_v32m.dll) Webcam JPEG 2000 Data Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1018586
Vulnerability Center: 15916 - Yahoo! Messenger Kakadu kdu_v32m.dll Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Code Execution, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2917

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2007 18:13
Updated: 06/07/2025 18:39
Changes: 09/03/2007 18:13 (92), 07/24/2019 09:56 (2), 11/27/2024 11:17 (21), 06/07/2025 18:39 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Want to stay up to date on a daily basis?

Enable the mail alert feature now!