CVE-2007-4515 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the YVerInfo.dll ActiveX control within Yahoo! Messenger versions prior to 8.1.0.419. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying malformed arguments to the fvCom and info methods. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a medium attack complexity, but leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on the CISA KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including Metasploit modules and ExploitDB entries, indicating its potential for exploitation, though it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.1.0.413CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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