AOL 9.0 ActiveX Control ygppicdownload.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in AOL 9.0. Impacted is an unknown function in the library ygppicdownload.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-5501. There is no exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AOL 9.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code in the library ygppicdownload.dll of the component ActiveX Control. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1 ActiveX control (YGPPicDownload.dll) 9.2.3.0 in America Online (AOL) 9.0 Security Edition allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the downloadFileDirectory property, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5502.

The weakness was shared 10/25/2006 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at labs.idefense.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5501 since 10/25/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 (29797), SecurityFocus (BID 20745†), Secunia (SA22567†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1017121†). The entry VDB-32940 is related to this item. 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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Timelineinfo

10/25/2006 🔍
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10/26/2006 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: labs.idefense.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5501 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5501
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32939
X-Force: 29797 - AOL YGP Pic Download ActiveX control downloadFileDirectory buffer overflow
SecurityFocus: 20745 - AOL YGGPDownload DownloadFileDirectory ActiveX Controls Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 22567
SecurityTracker: 1017121
Vupen: ADV-2006-4197

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 04/25/2026 08:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (61), 04/25/2026 08:57 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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