AOL YGP Pic Downloader ActiveX control buffer overflow
| aol-ygp-pic-downloader-bo (29410) |  High Risk |
Description:
The AOL YGP (You've Got Pictures) Pic Downloader ActiveX control is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system, if the attacker could persuade the victim to visit a malicious Web page or open a malicious HTML email.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5.6 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 4.1 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
Apply the available update using the AOL 9.0 automatic updates utility.
References:
- AOL Web site: AOL.com - Welcome to America Online.
- BID-20425: AOL You`ve Got Pictures ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- BID-20472: AOL You`ve Got Pictures SetAlbumName ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3888: Buffer overflow in AOL You've Got Pictures (YGP) Pic Downloader YGPPDownload ActiveX control (AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1, YGPPicDownload.dll), as used in America Online 9.0 Security Edition, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the SetAlbumName method.
- SA22304: AOL YGP ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1017024: AOL Buffer Overflows in You`ve Got Pictures ActiveX Controls Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#661524: AOL YGP Pic Downloader Plugin ActiveX control buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3967: AOL YGP Screensaver and Pic Downloader Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- AOL AOL 9.0
Reported:
Oct 09, 2006
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