Use After Free in Aol Superbuddy Activex Control

CVE-2009-3658

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Sb.SuperBuddy.1 ActiveX control (sb.dll) in America Online (AOL) 9.5.0.1 allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed argument to the SetSuperBuddy method.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

EPSS: 0.089 (94.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_VUPEN, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Broken Link, signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)
  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-3658?
CVE-2009-3658 is a high-severity vulnerability in Aol Superbuddy Activex Control, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2009-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2009-3658?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.