CVE-2007-4391

N/A Unknown
Published: August 17, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://osvdb.org/38221
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/26501
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2007/08/15/more-on-the-yahoo-messenger-webcam-0day/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515968
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25330
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018586
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.team509.com/expyahoo.rar
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2917
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36115
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.xfocus.net/bbs/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=64639&page=1#entry321749
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/38221
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26501
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.avertlabs.com/research/blog/index.php/2007/08/15/more-on-the-yahoo-messenger-webcam-0day/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/515968
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25330
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018586
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.team509.com/expyahoo.rar
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2917
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/36115
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.xfocus.net/bbs/index.php?act=ST&f=2&t=64639&page=1#entry321749
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

20 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
18.1%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20 CWE-119

Affected Vendors

yahoo

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