CVE-2006-6442

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Published Dec 10, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 5.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

Stack-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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:7.0_4114.563:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:8.0_4129.230:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:9.0::security_4156.910:::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 5.7% (5.656% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001173.html
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051230.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/23043
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory/
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017357
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454105/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21488
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4904
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30790

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Aol Aol Client Software

Weaknesses

CWE-119

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 10, 2006, 11:00 AM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 8:26 PM
Reserved: Dec 9, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 10, 2006, 11:28 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:33 PM

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