CVE-2007-3928
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to...
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-3638.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-3638.
- Record
CVE-2007-3928- CVSS 2.0
- 7.6 High
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-3638.
- Record
CVE-2007-3928- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2007-3912 No score
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-3638.
- Record
EUVD-2007-3912- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mx9g-cc8m-w7qh No score
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to...
Buffer overflow in Yahoo! Messenger 8.1 allows user-assisted remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long e-mail address in an address book entry. NOTE: this might overlap CVE-2007-3638.
- Record
GHSA-mx9g-cc8m-w7qh- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| aliases, references, title | GitHub Advisories | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2007-3928 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.6) in Yahoo Messenger, published July 21, 2007. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.66%, the 93rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/26066
xdisclose.com/advisory/XD100002.html
securityfocus.com/bid/24926
securitytracker.com/id?1018398
securityreason.com/securityalert/2906
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35434
lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2007-July/064669.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3928
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mx9g-cc8m-w7qh