Format string vulnerability in the ext_yahoo_contact_added function in yahoo.c in Miranda…
Priority LOW 35CWE-134Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Format string vulnerability in the ext_yahoo_contact_added function in yahoo.c in Miranda IM 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Y7 Buddy Authorization packet with format string specifiers in the contact Yahoo! handle (who).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02473 84th 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:miranda-im:miranda_im:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.7.1 | Vulnerable | Miranda-im |
- cpe:2.3:a:miranda-im:miranda_im:0.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.1 Vulnerable ·Miranda-im
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-5396
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgc4-c2m2-834g
References
More Miranda-im Miranda Im vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-05328 Stack-based buffer overflow in Miranda IM 0.6.8 and 0.7.0 allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2007-05327 Stack-based buffer overflow in Miranda IM 0.6.8 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2007-5396 · CVE Program
- CVE-2007-5396 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgc4-c2m2-834g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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