CVE-2007-3928

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.

Published: 2007-07-21 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2007-3928 is rated Moderate Risk (63.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 9.72%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2007-3928

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-09 9.38% 9.72% +0.34%
2 2025-06-08 9.20% 9.38% +0.18%
3 2025-03-30 9.20%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2007-3928

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.6 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:H)
Exploitation requires uncommon or highly specific conditions.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
4.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2007-3928

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2007-3928

Solution: The vendor has confirmed the vulnerability and a fix has been implemented server-side.

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2007-3928

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
yahoo messenger 8.1 cpe:2.3:a:yahoo:messenger:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2007-3928

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