AOL YGP Pic Download ActiveX control downloadFileDirectory buffer overflow
| aol-ygp-downloadfiledirectory-bo (29797) |  High Risk |
Description:
The AOL YGP (You've Got Pictures) Pic Download ActiveX control is vulnerable to a buffer overflow in the downloadFileDirectory property. 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.
For versions prior to AOL 9.0:
Upgrade to AOL 9.0 Security Edition, available from the AOL Web site. See References.
References:
- AOL Web site: AOL Downloads.
- iDefense Labs PUBLIC ADVISORY: 10.25.06: AOL YGPPDownload downloadFileDirectory ActiveX Control Heap Corruption Vulnerability.
- BID-20745: AOL YGGPDownload DownloadFileDirectory ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-5501: Buffer overflow in the AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1 ActiveX control (YGPPicDownload.dll) 9.2.3.0 in America Online (AOL) 9.0 Security Edition allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the downloadFileDirectory property, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5502.
- SA22567: AOL YGPPDownload ActiveX Control Buffer Overflows
- SECTRACK ID: 1017121: AOL Buffer Overflows in AddPictureNoAlbum and downloadFileDirectory ActiveX Controls Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-4197: AOL YGPPDownload ActiveX Control Client-Side Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- AOL AOL 9.0
Reported:
Oct 25, 2006
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