9.3

CVE-2008-2111: yahoo yahoo_assistant Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
Published 07-05-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2111 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in yahoo yahoo_assistant. EPSS estimates a 5.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 07-05-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The ActiveX Control (yNotifier.dll) in Yahoo! Assistant 3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors in the Ynoifier COM object that trigger memory corruption.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

5.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.39% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
5.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoswindowsVerified

    Yahoo! Assistant 3.6 - 'yNotifier.dll' ActiveX Control Memory Corruption

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Yahoo1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

6 links