22486 : America OnLine (AOL) YPG Picture Finder Tool ActiveX Control (YGPPicFinder.DLL) Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-01-16

Keywords

You've Got Pictures

Description

A remote overflow exists in America Online. America Online contains a boundary error in the YPG Picture Finder Tool ActiveX Control, YGPPicFinder.DLL, resulting in a buffer overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access, Context Dependent
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Exploit: Exploit Rumored
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 9.0 Optimized, 9.0 Security Edition or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

America Online, Inc.
Watch-list
America Online Classic!
Watch-list
8.0
9.0
America Online Plus!
Watch-list
8.0

References

Tools & Filters

20737

Credit

  • Richard M. Smith - rmscomputerbytesman.com - Phar Lap Software, Inc.

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-01-19 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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