Is CVE-2007-6228 being actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6228 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6228?

CVE-2007-6228 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2007-6228

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

Stack-based buffer overflow in the Helper class in the yt.ythelper.2 ActiveX control in Yahoo! Toolbar 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long argument to the c method.

Key facts

CVSS score: 6.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-119
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2007-6196)
Published: December 4, 2007
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-6196 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

yahoo / toolbar

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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