Yahoo! Messenger up to 11.5.0.228 Emoticon Package Title memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Yahoo! Messenger up to 11.5.0.228 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Emoticon Package Handler. Performing a manipulation of the argument Title results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2014-7216. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Yahoo! Messenger up to 11.5.0.228 (Messaging Software). This affects an unknown part of the component Emoticon Package Handler. The manipulation of the argument title with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.228 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) shortcut or (2) title keys in an emoticons.xml file.

The weakness was released 09/11/2015 by Julien Ahrens as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-7216 since 09/28/2014. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 123938 (Yahoo! Messenger emoticons.xml Multiple Key Value Handling Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability).

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 76630†), SecurityTracker (ID 1033544†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-52565†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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09/03/2015 +340 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: yahoo.com

Advisory: 133443⛔
Researcher: Julien Ahrens
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2014-7216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-7216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-77661
SecurityFocus: 76630 - Yahoo! Messenger CVE-2014-7216 Local Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1033544
Vulnerability Center: 52565 - Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.228 Remote Code Execution due to a Flaw in emoticons.xml, High

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2015 10:17
Updated: 12/12/2024 17:55
Changes: 09/14/2015 10:17 (57), 12/19/2017 08:19 (8), 06/14/2022 20:49 (3), 12/12/2024 17:55 (16)
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