National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2006-6603
Original release date:12/15/2006
Last revised:09/05/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Buffer overflow in the YMMAPI.YMailAttach ActiveX control (ymmapi.dll) before 2005.1.1.4 in Yahoo! Messenger allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted HTML document. NOTE: some details were obtained from third party information.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
10.0
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable; Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Provides administrator access, Allows complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability violation; Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; Allows disruption of service
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US-CERT Vulnerability Note: VU#901852
Name: VU#901852
Type: Patch Information
External Source: BID
Name: 21607
Type: Patch Information
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2006-5016
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1017387
Type: Patch Information
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 23401
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=120806
Type: Advisory; Patch Information
