# CVE-2014-7216: Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.228 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash)

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-09-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Yahoo! Messenger 11.5.0.228 and earlier allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via the (1) shortcut or (2) title keys in an emoticons.xml file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.rcesecurity.com/2015/09/cve-2014-7216-a-journey-through-yahoos-bug-bounty-program/
- https://hackerone.com/reports/10767
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/536390/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033544
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2015/Sep/24
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/133443/Yahoo-Messenger-11.5.0.228-Buffer-Overflow.html

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