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Yahoo! Assistant yNotifier.dll ActiveX Control Code Execution
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA30115
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Release Date:
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2008-05-09
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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! Assistant 3.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2008-2111 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Sowhat has reported a vulnerability in Yahoo! Assistant, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to an error when instantiating the yNotifier.dll ActiveX control and can be exploited to execute arbitrary code when a user is e.g. tricked into visiting a malicious website.
The vulnerability is reported in version 3.6. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
The vendor has reportedly issued patches.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Sowhat, Nevis Labs
Original Advisory:
http://secway.org/advisory/AD20080506EN.txt
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