Buffer overflow in Aol Client Software
CVE-2006-6442
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetClientInfo function in the CDDBControlAOL.CDDBAOLControl ActiveX control (cddbcontrol.dll), as used in America Online (AOL) 7.0 4114.563, 8.0 4129.230, and 9.0 Security Edition 4156.910, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ClientId argument.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.055 (92.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.054 · newest: 0.055 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Aol Client Software — versions 7.0_4114.563, 8.0_4129.230, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4904 (vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21488 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454105/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/23043 (Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30790 (vdb-entry)
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051230.html (mailing-list)
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory/ (Vendor Advisory)
- attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001173.html (mailing-list)