First published: Fri Jul 27 2007(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Yahoo Widgets | <=4.0.5 |
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CVE-2007-4034 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for remote code execution.
To fix CVE-2007-4034, update Yahoo Widgets to version 4.0.5 or later.
CVE-2007-4034 affects Yahoo Widgets versions prior to 4.0.5.
CVE-2007-4034 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
Yes, CVE-2007-4034 can be exploited remotely by sending a specially crafted argument to the GetComponentVersion method.