CVE-2014-7216

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-7216
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-11 20:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.228 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) shortcut or (2) title keys in an emoticons.xml file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Yahoo Messenger All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: [CVE-2014-7216] Yahoo! Messenger emoticons.xml Multiple Key Value Handling Local Buffer Overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
Yahoo Messenger Stack Overflow in Processing Emoticons Packages Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
CVE-2014-7216: A Journey Through Yahoo’s Bug Bounty Program | RCE Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.rcesecurity.com Exploit
#10767 Yahoo! Messenger v11.5.0.228 emoticons.xml shortcut Value Handling Stack-Based Buffer Overflow - HackerOne af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 hackerone.com
Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.228 Buffer Overflow ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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