AOL Buffer Overflows in AddPictureNoAlbum and downloadFileDirectory ActiveX Controls Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1017121
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1017121
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CVE Reference: CVE-2006-5501
, CVE-2006-5502
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Oct 26 2006
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Impact: Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Advisory: iDEFENSE
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Version(s): 9.0
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in AOL. A remote user can cause arbitrary code to be executed on the target user's system.
A remote user can create specially crafted HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will trigger a buffer overflow and execute
arbitrary code on the target system. The code will run with the privileges of the target user.
The AddPictureNoAlbum and downloadFileDirectory
ActiveX controls are affected [CVE-2006-5502 and CVE-2006-5501, respectively].
The vendor was notified on October 12, 2006.
Dennis
Rand of CIRT.DK discovered the AddPictureNoAlbum vulnerability.
The original advisories are available at:
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/disp
lay.php?id=429
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=430
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Impact: A remote user can create HTML that, when loaded by the target user, will execute arbitrary code on the target user's system.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fix, available automatically when users login to AOL.
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Vendor URL: www.aol.com/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:59:13 -0400
Subject: America Online AOL YGPPDownload
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http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=429
http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=430
CVE-2006-5501
CVE-2006-5502
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