01 Record
CVE-2007-6228
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 81.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2007-12-04 18:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 15:54Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2007-12-04
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 202a9a270ec6c9ae4cb2f7ff0044fb8c699b9e8d4343fba743e78b72d39ab1ef
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comyahoo-toolbar-ythelper-bo(38769)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38769
- lists.grok.org.uk20071130 Yahoo Toolbar Helper c() Method Stack Overflow DoShttp://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058725.html
- www.securityfocus.com26656http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26656