Yahoo! Widgets Buffer Overflow in 'YDPCTL.dll' ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1018470 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1018470
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2007-4034
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Apr 24 2008
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Original Entry Date: Jul 27 2007
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): installed prior to June 20, 2007
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Yahoo! Widgets. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a stack overflow in the GetComponentVersion() function in 'YDPCTL.dll' and execute arbitrary code on the target user's system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
Versions installed prior to June 20, 2007 are affected.
The CLSID of the vulnerable control is:
7EC7B6C5-25BD-4586-A641-D2ACBB6629DD
Parvez Anwar discovered this vulnerability. Secunia reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (2007.7.13.3), available at:
http://widgets.yahoo.com/download
The Yahoo! advisory is available:
http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/widgets/security/security-08.html
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Vendor URL: help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/widgets/security/security-08.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Boundary error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 16:13:47 -0400
Subject: Yahoo! Widgets
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http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/widgets/security/security-08.html
> About the July 24, 2007 Security Update
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