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TI-2007-05943 Aliases CVE-2007-6228GHSA-r4w3-3p9j-2qrw

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Helper class in the yt.ythelper.2 ActiveX control in…

Priority LOW 34CWE-119Published · 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-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Helper class in the yt.ythelper.2 ActiveX control in Yahoo! Toolbar 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long argument to the c method.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0211 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:toolbar:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.4.1Vulnerableyahoo
  • cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:toolbar:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4.1 Vulnerable ·yahoo

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-6228
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4w3-3p9j-2qrw

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2017-01541 Untrusted search path in Yahoo Japan Corporation Installer of Yahoo! Toolbar CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2007-06232 Buffer overflow in the YShortcut ActiveX control in YShortcut.dll 2006.8.15.1 in Yahoo!… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2012-02287 Yahoo! Toolbar 1.0.0.5 and earlier for Chrome and Safari allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
  • TI-2013-05631 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in clickstream.js in Y! Toolbar plugin for… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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