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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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9,416 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: | AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 7.x
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 8.x
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 9.x
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Binary Analysis:
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BA15 :: Available for 1 Credit 
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Secunia CVSS-2 Score:
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| Advisory Content (Page 1 of 3) | [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] | |
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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.
Change Page:
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