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Yahoo! Widgets YDP ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA26011
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Release Date:
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2007-07-27
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Last Update:
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2007-08-20
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Popularity:
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13,036 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Yahoo! Widgets 4.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA182 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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Description:
Parvez Anwar has discovered a vulnerability in Yahoo! Widgets, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 (YDPCTL.dll) ActiveX control when handling the "GetComponentVersion()" method. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by passing an overly long string (greater than 512 bytes) to the affected method.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in YDPCTL.dll version 2007.4.13.1 included in Yahoo! Widgets version 4.0.3 (build 178). Other versions may also be affected.
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