CVE-2003-1129

Yahoo! Audio Conferencing ActiveX Control - Buffer Overflow via Long Hostname URL

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2003-1129. PoCs published by cesaro.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Yahoo! Voice Chat ActiveX control by passing an overly long string to the 'hostname' property, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Description

Buffer overflow in the Yahoo! Audio Conferencing (aka Voice Chat) ActiveX control before 1,0,0,45 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a URL with a long hostname to Yahoo! Messenger or Yahoo! Chat.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by cesaro · htmlremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/22593

This exploit demonstrates a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Yahoo! Voice Chat ActiveX control by passing an overly long string to the 'hostname' property, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Theoretical
Target: Yahoo! Voice Chat ActiveX control (clsid:2B323CD9-50E3-11D3-9466-00A0C9700498)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Victim must visit a malicious webpage hosting the exploit · ActiveX control must be installed and enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://help.yahoo.com/help/us/mesg/use/use-45.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/7561
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/12130
Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/272644
Patch third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/8924
Patch mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/323439

Scores

EPSS 0.0834
EPSS Percentile 94.2%

Details

Status published
Products (1)
yahoo/audio_conferencing_activex_control 1.0.0.43
Published Dec 31, 2003
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026