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CVE-2007-6228

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2007-12-04 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-119

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 the c method.

Affected products

• Yahoo Japan Corporation Installer of Yahoo! Toolbar (for Internet explorer): 1.4.1

References

• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058725.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26656
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38769
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-November/058725.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26656
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38769

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