Signature Detail
Short Name |
HTTP:STC:ACTIVEX:YMAILATTACH-OF |
|---|---|
Severity |
High |
Recommended |
No |
Recommended Action |
Drop |
Category |
HTTP |
Keywords |
Yahoo Messenger YMailAttach ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow |
Release Date |
2011/07/12 |
Update Number |
1953 |
Supported Platforms |
idp-4.0.110090709+, isg-3.1.134269+, j-series-9.5+, mx-9.4+, srx-9.2+, srx-branch-9.4+, vsrx-12.1+ |
HTTP: Yahoo Messenger YMailAttach ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
This signature detects attempts to use unsafe ActiveX controls in Yahoo Messenger YMailAttach. An attacker can create a malicious Web site containing Web pages with dangerous ActiveX controls, which if accessed by a victim, allows the attacker to gain control of the victim's client browser.
Extended Description
The YMailAttach ActiveX control shipped with Yahoo! Messenger is prone to a buffer-overflow vulnerability. The software fails to perform sufficient bounds-checking of user-supplied input before copying it to an insufficiently sized memory buffer. Yahoo! Messenger versions released prior to November 2, 2006 are vulnerable to this issue.
Affected Products
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.0.0
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.0.0 .1046
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.0.0 .1065
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.0.0 .1232
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.5.0
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.5.0 .1249
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0 .0.1347
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0 .0.1351
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0 .0.1355
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0 .0.1356
- Yahoo! Messenger 5.6.0 .0.1358
- Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0
- Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0 .0.1643
- Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0 .0.1750
- Yahoo! Messenger 6.0.0 .0.1921
- Yahoo! Messenger 7.0.0 .438
- Yahoo! Messenger 7.5.0 .814
- Yahoo! Messenger 8.0.0
- Yahoo! Messenger 8.0.0.863
References
- BugTraq: 21607
- CVE: CVE-2006-6603
- URL: http://messenger.yahoo.com/security_update.php?id=120806