HIGH
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry
Published Jul 21, 2007
7.6
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.66%
Description
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-3638.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.6 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.66% 0.05664
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05664
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.66% (0.05664) | 92.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.66% (0.05664) | 91.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 9.20% (0.09198) | 91.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 11.25% (0.11252) | 89.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 9.20% (0.09198) | 92.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 12.25% (0.12254) | 95.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 10.22% (0.10222) | 94.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 24, 2024 | 8.60% (0.08603) | 94.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 6.26% (0.06264) | 93.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 5.95% (0.05949) | 93.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 22, 2023 | 7.04% (0.07043) | 93.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.92% (0.07917) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 92.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 92.03th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 7.52% (0.07525) | 80.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064669.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26066 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2906 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24926 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018398 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.xdisclose.com/advisory/XD100002.html x_refsource_MISCPatch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35434 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064669.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26066 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2906 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASON | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24926 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018398 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.xdisclose.com/advisory/XD100002.html | x_refsource_MISCPatch | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35434 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jul 21, 2007
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jul 20, 2007
Link CVE-2007-3928
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a