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AOL You've Got Pictures ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA18521
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Release Date:
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2006-01-17
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Last Update:
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2006-01-25
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Popularity:
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12,527 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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DoS
System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | AOL 8.x
AOL 9.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-0316
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in AOL, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the YPG Picture Finder Tool ActiveX Control (YGPPicFinder.DLL). This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and may allow arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerability has been reported in AOL 8.0, 8.0 Plus, and 9.0 Classic. The vulnerable control was also distributed via the You've Got Pictures website prior to 2004.
Solution:
Update to AOL 9.0 Optimized and AOL 9.0 Security Edition or apply hotfix.
http://download.newaol.com/security/YGPClean.exe
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Richard M. Smith.
Changelog:
2006-01-25: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#715730:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/715730
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