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CVE-2008-2111

The ActiveX Control (yNotifier.dll) in Yahoo! Assistant 3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers...

9.3 HighPublic exploit

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.

Exploit likelihood

5.39%Down 6.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.3

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.

Record
CVE-2008-2111
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-399
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2008-2111
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-2108 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2008-2108
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hg4x-m5gh-9mj3 No score

The ActiveX Control (yNotifier.dll) in Yahoo! Assistant 3.6 and earlier allows remote attackers...

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.

Record
GHSA-hg4x-m5gh-9mj3
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBYahoo! Assistant 3.6 - 'yNotifier.dll' ActiveX Control Memory Corruption2008-05-06

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2008-2111 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Yahoo Assistant, published May 7, 2008. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.39%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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