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Vulnerability record · CVE-2008-2111 · published 7 May 2008

CVE-2008-2111: Yahoo assistant vulnerability

Yahoo · Yahoo Assistant

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.

9.3 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 5.4% · top 7.6% CWE-399 · CWE-399
9.3CVSS 2.0 base score
5.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://secunia.com/advisories/30115
http://secway.org/advisory/AD20080506EN.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29065
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020004
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1471/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42233
http://secunia.com/advisories/30115
http://secway.org/advisory/AD20080506EN.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29065
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020004
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1471/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/42233

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2008-2111), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.