AOL Ygp Screensaver Activex Control ActiveX Control memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AOL Ygp Screensaver Activex Control. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-3887. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in AOL Ygp Screensaver Activex Control (version unknown). This affects an unknown function of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in AOL You ve Got Pictures (YGP) Screensaver ActiveX control allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was disclosed 10/10/2006 by Will Dormann with CERT/CC as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-3887 since 07/26/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29411), SecurityFocus (BID 20425†), Secunia (SA22304†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017024†). The entry VDB-32698 is pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Researcher: Will Dormann
Organization: CERT/CC
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3887 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-3887
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32697
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X-Force: 29411 - AOL YGP Screensaver ActiveX control buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 20425 - AOL You've Got Pictures ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 22304 - AOL YGP ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1017024 - AOL Buffer Overflows in You've Got Pictures ActiveX Controls Lets Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code
Vupen: ADV-2006-3967

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM
Updated: 11/24/2024 10:28 PM
Changes: 03/12/2015 03:51 PM (53), 09/25/2017 11:23 AM (15), 11/24/2024 10:28 PM (17)
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