2007-6228 | Yahoo! Toolbar ActiveX Control memory corruption (BID-26656 / XFDB-38769)

By Max On Jul 29, 2021

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A vulnerability was found in Yahoo! Toolbar 1.4.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 12/04/2007 by Elazar Broad (Website). The advisory is shared at xforce.iss.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6228 since 12/04/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 26656), X-Force (38769) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-27803).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.9
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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07/29/2021 +1931 days 🔍Vendor: https://www.yahoo.com/