Yahoo! Toolbar yt.ythelper.2 ActiveX control buffer overflow
| yahoo-toolbar-ythelper-bo (38769) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Yahoo! Toolbar yt.ythelper.2 ActiveX control is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the c() method. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Yahoo, Toolbar 1.4.1
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 30, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Thu Nov 29 2007 - 21:56:46 CST, Yahoo Toolbar Helper c() Method Stack Overflow DoS at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2007-11/0585.html.
- Yahoo! Toolbar Web site, Yahoo! Toolbar at http://toolbar.yahoo.com/.
- BID-26656: Yahoo! Toolbar Helper Class ActiveX Control Remote Buffer Overflow Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6228: Stack-based buffer overflow in the Helper class in the yt.ythelper.2 ActiveX control in Yahoo! Toolbar 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long argument to the c method.
Reported:
Nov 30, 2007
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