CVE-2006-6442

Summary

CVECVE-2006-6442
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2006-12-10 11:28:00 UTC
Updated2018-10-17 21:48:00 UTC
DescriptionStack-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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Aol Aol Client Software 7.0_4114.563 All All All
Application Aol Aol Client Software 8.0_4129.230 All All All
Application Aol Aol Client Software 9.0 All security_4156.910 All
Application Aol Aol Client Software 7.0_4114.563 All All All
Application Aol Aol Client Software 8.0_4129.230 All All All
Application Aol Aol Client Software 9.0 All security_4156.910 All

References

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AOL Buffer Overflow in CDDBControl ActiveX Control Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
[Full-disclosure] Secunia Research: AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control "SetClientInfo()" Buffer Overflow FULLDISC lists.grok.org.uk
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control "SetClientInfo()" Buffer Overflow - Advisories - Secunia SECUNIA secunia.com Vendor Advisory
RETIRED: AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
SecurityFocus BUGTRAQ www.securityfocus.com
AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control "SetClientInfo()" Buffer Overflow - Secunia Research - Secunia MISC secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[VIM] GraceNote CDDBControl (CVE-2006-3134) = CDDBAOLControl (CVE-2006-6442) VIM attrition.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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