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TI-2007-04487 Aliases CVE-2007-4635GHSA-3pqv-3gf8-jfg6

Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.209 and 8.1.0.402 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…

Priority LOW 27CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.209 and 8.1.0.402 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via certain file-transfer packets, possibly involving a buffer overflow, as demonstrated by ym8bug.exe. NOTE: this might be related to CVE-2007-4515. NOTE: the provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02147 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1.0.209:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.0.209Vulnerableyahoo
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1.0.402:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1.0.402Vulnerableyahoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1.0.209:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0.209 Vulnerable ·yahoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1.0.402:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1.0.402 Vulnerable ·yahoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-4635
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3pqv-3gf8-jfg6

References

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  • TI-2007-03044 Buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Webcam Upload ActiveX control in ywcupl.dll 2.0.1.4 for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-04373 Buffer overflow in a certain ActiveX control in YVerInfo.dll before 2007.8.27.1 in the… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-03045 Buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Webcam Viewer ActiveX control in ywcvwr.dll 2.0.1.4 for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-04251 Heap-based buffer overflow in Kakadu kdu_v32m.dll in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.413 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-01618 Stack-based buffer overflow in the createAndJoinConference function in the AudioConf… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2014-06011 Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.228 and earlier allow… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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