CVE-2014-7216

critical
Published 2015-09-11 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3

Description

Multiple 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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
yahoomessenger{"endIncluding":"11.5.0.228"}

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.