Yahoo! Assistant yNotifier.dll ActiveX control code execution
| yahoo-assistant-ynotifier-code-execution (42233) |  High Risk |
Description:
The Yahoo! Assistant ActiveX Control (yNotifier.dll) could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web site that passes specially-crafted arguments using unspecified vectors in the Ynoifier COM object, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to corrupt memory and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the application to crash.
Platforms Affected:
- Yahoo, Assistant 3.6
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Tue May 06 2008 - 07:59:20 CDT, Yahoo! Assistant (3721) ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2008-05/0123.html.
- Yahoo! Assistant Web site, Yahoo! Assistant at http://cn.zs.yahoo.com/start.htm.
- BID-29065: Yahoo! Assistant 'yNotifier.dll' ActiveX Control Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-2111: The ActiveX Control (yNotifier.dll) in Yahoo! Assistant 3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in the Ynoifier COM object that trigger memory corruption.
- FrSIRT/ADV-2008-1471: Yahoo! Assistant ynotifier ActiveX Control Code Execution Vulnerability
- SA30115: Yahoo! Assistant yNotifier.dll ActiveX Control Code Execution
- SECTRACK ID: 1020004: Yahoo! Assistant 'ynotifier.dll' ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Reported:
May 06, 2008
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