VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-2111
Assistant 3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in the Ynoifier COM object that trigger memory corruption.
HIGH 9.3EPSS 5.39%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.39%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.39% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- yahoo/yahoo assistant
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30115
- http://secway.org/advisory/AD20080506EN.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29065
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020004
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1471/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42233
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30115
- http://secway.org/advisory/AD20080506EN.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29065
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020004
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1471/references
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42233
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.