Yahoo! Assistant 'ynotifier.dll' ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020004 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1020004
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2008-2111
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 12 2008
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 3.6 and prior versions
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Yahoo! Assistant. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a memory corruption error and execute arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The CLSID of the vulnerable control is: 2283BB66-A15D-4AC8-BA72-9C8C9F5A1691
The vendor was notified on April 23, 2008.
The original advisory is available at:
http://secway.org/advisory/AD20080506EN.txt
Sowhat of Nevis Labs reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (as of April 23, 2008), available automatically.
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 12:43:28 -0400
Subject: Yahoo! Assistant (3721) ActiveX Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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http://secway.org/advisory/AD20080506EN.txt
CVE-2008-2111
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