National Cyber-Alert System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2007-4391
Original release date:08/17/2007
Last revised:11/15/2008
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Heap-based buffer overflow in Kakadu kdu_v32m.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a certain length field in JPEG2000 data, as demonstrated by sending an "invite to view my webcam" request, and then injecting a DLL into the attacker's peer Yahoo! Messenger application when this request is accepted.
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#515968
Name: VU#515968
External Source: MISC
Name: https://www.xfocus.net/bbs/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=64639&page=1#entry321749
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.team509.com/expyahoo.rar
External Source: BID
Name: 25330
External Source: OSVDB
Name: 38221
External Source: XF
Name: yahoo-messenger-webcam-bo(36115)
External Source: SECTRACK
Name: 1018586
External Source: VUPEN
Name: ADV-2007-2917
External Source: MISC
Name: http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2007/08/15/more-on-the-yahoo-messenger-webcam-0day/
External Source: SECUNIA
Name: 26501