What is the CVSS score of CVE-2014-7216?

CVE-2014-7216 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (Critical). CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. EPSS exploitation probability: 5.6%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2014-7216?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2014-7216. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 5.6%.

Messenger CVE-2014-7216

CRITICAL

Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)

2015-09-11 cve@mitre.org

RCE Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Messenger Yahoo

9.3

CVSS 2.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.3 CRITICAL

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

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Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Sep 11, 2015 - 20:59 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in Yahoo!. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. 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. Affected products include: Yahoo Messenger.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.