CVE-2007-3148

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Webcam Viewer ActiveX control in ywcvwr.dll 2.0.1.4 for Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.249 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long server property value to the receive method.

Category

9.3
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 38.18% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory eeye.com Vendor Advisory eeye.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/4043 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34759 vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/37081 vdb entry
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/upcoming/20070605.html vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24355 vdb entry exploit
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=060707 patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2094 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/25547 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470861/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018204 vdb entry exploit
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-June/063819.html mailing list exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24341 vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018203 vdb entry
http://research.eeye.com/html/advisories/published/AD20070608.html vendor advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/932217 us government resource third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2007-3148?
CVE-2007-3148 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2007-3148?
To fix CVE-2007-3148, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2007-3148 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2007-3148 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~38% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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