AOL YGP Pic Download ActiveX control SetAlbumName() buffer overflow

aol-ygp-setalbumname-bo (29494)

High Risk

Description:

The AOL YGP (You've Got Pictures) Pic Download ActiveX control is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the SetAlbumName() method. 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.
• iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 10.11.06: AOL YGPPDownload SetAlbumName ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability.
• BID-20472: AOL You`ve Got Pictures SetAlbumName ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
• CVE-2006-4840: ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2006-3888. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2006-3888. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2006-3888 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

Platforms Affected:

• AOL AOL 9.0

Reported:

Oct 11, 2006

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