Stack-based buffer overflow in the YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 (aka Yahoo! Installer Plugin for Widgets) ActiveX control before 2007.7.13.3 (20070620) in YDPCTL.dll in Yahoo! Widgets before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GetComponentVersion method
Published Jul 27, 2007
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 12.96%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the YDPCTL.YDPControl.1 (aka Yahoo! Installer Plugin for Widgets) ActiveX control before 2007.7.13.3 (20070620) in YDPCTL.dll in Yahoo! Widgets before 4.0.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the GetComponentVersion method. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
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.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
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 (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 12.96% (0.12960) | 96.21th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 12.96% (0.12960) | 95.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 30.43% (0.30432) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 24.03% (0.24029) | 93.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 30.43% (0.30432) | 96.30th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 19, 2024 | 81.43% (0.81431) | 98.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 7, 2024 | 84.70% (0.84703) | 98.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 30, 2024 | 91.32% (0.91317) | 98.87th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 92.64% (0.92639) | 98.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 92.51% (0.92507) | 98.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 92.58% (0.92585) | 98.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 15.14% (0.15142) | 95.93th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 15.14% (0.15142) | 95.56th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 15.14% (0.15142) | 91.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/widgets/security/security-08.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://osvdb.org/37705 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26011 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/120760 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25086 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018470 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2679 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/widgets/security/security-08.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://osvdb.org/37705 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/26011 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/120760 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25086 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatch | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1018470 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2679 | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN |
Change history (0)
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