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,…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.47% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- aol/aol client software
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001173.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051230.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23043Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017357
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454105/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21488
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4904Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30790
- http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001173.html
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051230.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23043Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory/Vendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017357
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454105/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21488
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4904Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30790
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.