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AOL Radio AOLMediaPlaybackControl.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA28399
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Release Date:
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2008-01-10
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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 Radio 2.x
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| | CVE reference: | CVE-2007-6250 (Secunia mirror)
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Description:
Will Dormann has reported a vulnerability in AOL Radio, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in AOLMediaPlaybackControl.exe and can be exploited to cause a stack-based buffer overflow by e.g. using the "AppendFileToPlayList()" method of the AmpX ActiveX control.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
The vendor has reportedly issued updates to fix the vulnerability.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Will Dormann, CERT/CC
Original Advisory:
US-CERT VU#568681:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/568681
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1 Related Secunia Security Advisories
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1. AOL Radio AmpX ActiveX Control Multiple Buffer Overflows
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