CVE-2007-5396 Information

Description

Format string vulnerability in the ext_yahoo_contact_added function in yahoo.c in Miranda IM 0.7.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Y7 Buddy Authorization packet with format string specifiers in the contact Yahoo! handle (who).

Reference

http://miranda.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/miranda/trunk/miranda/protocols/Yahoo/yahoo.c?r1=6601&r2=6699&diff_format=l http://secunia.com/advisories/27402 http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2007-89/advisory/ http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26389 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3823 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38362