Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 25459

This page contains detailed information about the Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 25459
Name: Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows
Filename: yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2007-06-07
This Plugin Published: 2007-06-11
Last Modification Time: 2022-04-11
Plugin Version: 1.21
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Windows
Dependencies: smb_hotfixes.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2007-06-07
Patch Published: 2007-06-08
CVE [?]: CVE-2007-3147, CVE-2007-3148
CPE [?]: cpe:/a:yahoo:messenger

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has a least one ActiveX control that is affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Description

The remote host contains the 'Webcam' ActiveX controls included with Yahoo! Messenger.

The version of at least one of these controls on the remote host has a buffer overflow. If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host into visiting a specially crafted web page, this issue could be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the host subject to the user's privileges.

Solution

Update to the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger and ensure that the version of both affected controls is 2.0.1.6 or higher.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): 139, 445
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/browser/yahoomessenger_server
[Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.249 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/16519.rb
[EDB-16519: Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.249 - ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)]

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	7.7 (High)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.7 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
#  (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(25459);
  script_version("1.21");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2022/04/11");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2007-3147", "CVE-2007-3148");
  script_bugtraq_id(24354, 24355);

  script_name(english:"Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has a least one ActiveX control that is
affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote host contains the 'Webcam' ActiveX controls included with
Yahoo! Messenger.

The version of at least one of these controls on the remote host has a
buffer overflow.  If an attacker can trick a user on the affected host
into visiting a specially crafted web page, this issue could be
leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the host subject to the user's
privileges.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jun/131");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jun/133");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/470861/30/0/threaded");
  # http://web.archive.org/web/20120923075240/http://messenger.yahoo.com/security/view/20070607/
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e99e976b");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update to the latest version of Yahoo! Messenger and ensure that the
version of both affected controls is 2.0.1.6 or higher.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Yahoo! Messenger 8.1.0.249 ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2007/06/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2007/06/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/06/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:yahoo:messenger");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2022 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}


include("global_settings.inc");
include("smb_func.inc");
include("smb_activex_func.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("SMB/Registry/Enumerated")) exit(0);


# Locate files used by the controls.
if (activex_init() != ACX_OK) exit(0);

info = "";
clsids = make_list(
  "{DCE2F8B1-A520-11D4-8FD0-00D0B7730277}",
  "{9D39223E-AE8E-11D4-8FD3-00D0B7730277}"
);
foreach clsid (clsids)
{
  file = activex_get_filename(clsid:clsid);
  if (file)
  {
    ver = activex_get_fileversion(clsid:clsid);
    if (ver && activex_check_fileversion(clsid:clsid, fix:"2.0.1.6") == TRUE)
    {
      info += '  ' + file + ' (' + ver + ')\n';
      if (!thorough_tests) break;
    }
  }
}
activex_end();


if (info)
{
  report = string(
    "Nessus found the following affected control(s) installed :\n",
    "\n",
    info
  );
  security_hole(port:kb_smb_transport(), extra: report);
}

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select Windows plugin family.
On the right side table select Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows plugin ID 25459.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

BID | SecurityFocus Bugtraq ID:

24354, 24355

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-119 (Weakness) Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

30205 - Yahoo! Music Jukebox ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflows
25955 - Yahoo! Messenger YVerInfo ActiveX Buffer Overflows

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file yahoo_msgr_webcam_activex_buffer_overflows.nasl version 1.21. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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Yahoo! Messenger Webcam ActiveX Buffer Overflows - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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