CVE-2008-2111 describes a critical memory corruption vulnerability in the yNotifier.dll ActiveX Control within Yahoo! Assistant version 3.6 and earlier. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems through unspecified vectors when interacting with the Ynoifier COM object. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring medium attack complexity but enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-31748) confirms the existence of public exploit code, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:yahoo_assistant:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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