CVE-2007-3638 describes a user-assisted remote buffer overflow vulnerability in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1, allowing authenticated users in an address book to execute arbitrary code. The CVSS score of 6.0 indicates a medium severity, with a network attack vector, medium access complexity, and partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and absent from the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-30314) exists, suggesting proof-of-concept code is available, despite minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.