Vulnerability Report

CVE-2007-6228

Title: Yahoo Toolbar Memory Corruption

Memory Corruption

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2007-6228

CWE Category CWE-119

Published Date Dec 04, 2007

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 6.8 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

2.11%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2007-6228: 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.

Impacted Vendors

google 1

rediff 1

yahoo 1

Reference Links

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

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.8

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2007-6228 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/30832

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 09, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 04, 2007 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.