VDB-37712 · CVE-2007-3638 · BID 24784

Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 Address Book memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Address Book. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-3638. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 (Messaging Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Address Book. 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. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users, who are listed in an address book, to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors, aka ZD-00000005. NOTE: this information is based upon a vague advisory by a vulnerability information sales organization that does not coordinate with vendors or release actionable advisories. A CVE has been assigned for tracking purposes, but duplicates with other CVEs are difficult to determine.

The bug was discovered 07/02/2007. The weakness was disclosed 07/09/2007 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wslabi.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-3638 since 07/09/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. A simple authentication is necessary for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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 databases at SecurityFocus (BID 24784†), OSVDB (38220†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15719†). The entries VDB-3211, VDB-38007 and VDB-37875 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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03/15/2015 +2786 days 🔍
07/22/2019 +1590 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: wslabi.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2007-3638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37712
SecurityFocus: 24784 - Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 Unspecified Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 38220 - Yahoo! Messenger unspecified buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 15719 - Yahoo! Messenger Buffer Overflow Allows User-Assisted Remote Attacker to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/22/2019 16:54
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (57), 07/22/2019 16:54 (5)
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Cache ID: 216:61E:103

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