Yahoo! Widgets 4.0.5 ActiveX Control ydpctl.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Widgets 4.0.5 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library ydpctl.dll of the component ActiveX Control. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2007-4034. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Widgets 4.0.5. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code in the library ydpctl.dll 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. CVE summarizes:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 (aka Yahoo! Installer Plugin for Widgets) ActiveX control before 2007.7.13.3 (20070620) in YDPCTL.dll in Yahoo! Widgets before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GetComponentVersion method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

The bug was discovered 07/24/2007. The weakness was disclosed 07/24/2007 by Parvez Anwar as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2007-4034 since 07/27/2007. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.

The exploit is available at saintcorporation.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 25798 (Yahoo! Widgets YDP YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 ActiveX (YDPCTL.dll) Buffer Overflow), 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 115604 (Yahoo! Widgets YDP ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 4.0.5 eliminates this vulnerability. Attack attempts may be identified with Snort ID 12193. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 8979.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (25798), SecurityFocus (BID 25086†), OSVDB (37705†), Secunia (SA26011†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1018470†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 25798
Nessus Name: Yahoo! Widgets YDP YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 ActiveX (YDPCTL.dll) Buffer Overflow
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Saint ID: exploit_info/yahoo_widgets_getcomponentversion
Saint Name: Yahoo! Widgets ActiveX control GetComponentVersion buffer overflow

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Widgets 4.0.5

Snort ID: 12193
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Parvez Anwar
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-4034 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-4034
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-38042
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SecurityFocus: 25086 - Yahoo! Widgets Engine YDPCTL.DLL ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 26011
OSVDB: 37705 - Yahoo! Widgets YDP YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 ActiveX (YDPCTL.dll) GetComponentVersion Method Arbitrary Code Execution
SecurityTracker: 1018470
Vulnerability Center: 15740 - Yahoo! Widgets Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Attackers to Execute Arbitrary Code, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2679

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 06/07/2025 19:40
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (92), 07/22/2019 18:22 (1), 07/24/2024 06:28 (17), 06/07/2025 19:40 (2)
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