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AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control "SetClientInfo()" Buffer Overflow
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA23043
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Release Date:
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2006-12-08
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Last Update:
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2006-12-14
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Popularity:
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8,272 views
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Critical:
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Highly critical
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Impact:
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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: | America Online 7.x
AOL 8.x
AOL 9.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA15 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-3134
CVE-2006-6442
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Description:
Secunia Research has discovered a vulnerability in AOL, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the "CDDBControlAOL.CDDBAOLControl" ActiveX control (cddbcontrol.dll) when processing the first argument passed to the "SetClientInfo()" method. This can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by passing an overly long string (more than 256 bytes).
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code when a user e.g. visits a malicious website with Internet Explorer.
The vulnerability is related to:
SA20861
The vulnerability is confirmed in America Online 7.0 revision 4114.563, AOL 8.0 revision 4129.230, and AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4156.910. Other versions may also be affected.
Solution:
Updates are automatically available for AOL 9.x users when logging into the AOL service.
Users of AOL versions earlier than 9.0 are urged to upgrade to the latest version of the AOL software.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Carsten Eiram, Secunia Research.
Changelog:
2006-12-11: Added CVE reference.
2006-12-12: Added CVE reference. Linked back to related advisory.
2006-12-14: Added link to utility from GraceNote, which can be used to detect vulnerable applications.
Original Advisory:
Secunia Research:
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/
Other References:
SA20861:
http://secunia.com/advisories/20861/
GraceNote:
http://www.gracenote.com/corporate/security/
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