PT-2006-7051 · Aol · Cddbcontrolaol.Cddbaolcontrol

Published 2006-12-10 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-6442

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CDDBControlAOL.CDDBAOLControl ActiveX control versions in America Online (AOL) 7.0 4114.563 through 9.0 Security Edition 4156.910

Description The issue is a stack-based buffer overflow in the SetClientInfo function, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ClientId argument.

Recommendations For versions 7.0 4114.563 through 9.0 Security Edition 4156.910, consider disabling the SetClientInfo function until a patch is available. Restrict access to the cddbcontrol.dll module to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the ClientId argument in the affected ActiveX control until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-6442

Affected Products

Cddbcontrolaol.Cddbaolcontrol

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6442 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23043 · Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory · Vendor Advisory
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4904 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1017357 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30790 · Note
• http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051230.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/21488 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/454105/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001173.html · Note