CVE-2014-7216

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 6.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2015-09-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

yahoo Messenger: through 11.5.0.228

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133443/Yahoo-Messenger-11.5.0.228-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/24
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536390/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033544
https://hackerone.com/reports/10767
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2015/09/cve-2014-7216-a-journey-through-yahoos-bug-bounty-program/
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133443/Yahoo-Messenger-11.5.0.228-Buffer-Overflow.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/24
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536390/100/0/threaded
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033544
https://hackerone.com/reports/10767
https://www.rcesecurity.com/2015/09/cve-2014-7216-a-journey-through-yahoos-bug-bounty-program/

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