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Yahoo! Messenger AudioConf ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow

Secunia Advisory:

SA24742

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Release Date:

2007-04-04

Last Update:

2007-04-10

Popularity:

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Critical:

Highly critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From remote

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

Software:

Yahoo! Messenger 5.x
Yahoo! Messenger 6.x
Yahoo! Messenger 7.x
Yahoo! Messenger 8.x

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Solution:
Update to the latest version.
http://messenger.yahoo.com

Set the kill-bit on the affected ActiveX control.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Discovered by Peter Vreugdenhil and reported via ZDI.

Changelog:
2007-04-10: Added link to US-CERT.

Original Advisory:
Yahoo!:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=031207

ZDI:
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-07-012.html

Other References:
US-CERT VU#388377:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/388377

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