CVE-2007-4034

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Published Jul 27, 2007 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 13.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 (aka Yahoo! Installer Plugin for Widgets) ActiveX control before 2007.7.13.3 (20070620) in YDPCTL.dll in Yahoo! Widgets before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GetComponentVersion method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:widgets:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 13.0% (12.960% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/widgets/security/security-08.html
http://osvdb.org/37705
http://secunia.com/advisories/26011
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/120760
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25086
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018470
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2679

History

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Subscriptions

Yahoo Widgets

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:37 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 27, 2007, 10:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 2:37 PM
Reserved: Jul 27, 2007, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 27, 2007, 10:30 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:43 PM

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