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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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Popularity:
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4,567 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! Assistant 3.x
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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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.
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