AOL Radio AmpX ActiveX control buffer overflow
| aolradio-ampx-activex-bo (39592) |  High Risk |
Description:
The AOL Radio AmpX ActiveX control (AmpX.dll) is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the AppendFileToPlayList method. By persuading a victim to visit a malicious Web page that passes an overly long string to the AppendFileToPlayList method, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with the privileges of the victim or cause the victim's browser to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 9.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
| Integrity Impact: | Complete |
| Availability Impact: | Complete |
| Temporal Score: | 6.9 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
AOL Radio customers should contact AOL support for upgrade or patch information. See References.
References:
- AOL music Web page: Online Radio - Free Internet Radio Stations - AOL Music.
- BID-27207: AOL Radio 'MediaPlaybackControl.exe' AmpX ActiveX Control Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CVE-2007-6250: Stack-based buffer overflow in AOL AOLMediaPlaybackControl (AOLMediaPlaybackControl.exe), as used by AmpX ActiveX control (AmpX.dll), might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the AppendFileToPlayList method.
- SA28399: AOL Radio AOLMediaPlaybackControl.exe Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- SECTRACK ID: 1019173: AOL Buffer Overflow in AOLMediaPlaybackControl ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
- US-CERT VU#568681: AOL Radio AOLMediaPlaybackControl.exe stack buffer overflow
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-0085: AOL Radio AOLMediaPlaybackControl Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Platforms Affected:
- AOL AmpX ActiveX control prior to 2.6.2.6
Reported:
Jan 09, 2008
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