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>> AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control "SetClientInfo()" Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Title : AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control "SetClientInfo()" Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-4904
CVE ID : CVE-2006-3134 - CVE-2006-6442
Rated as : Critical 
Remotely Exploitable : Yes
Locally Exploitable : Yes
Release Date : 2006-12-08
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A vulnerability has been identified in AOL, which could be exploited by attackers to take complete control of an affected system. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the "CDDBControlAOL.CDDBAOLControl" ActiveX control (cddbcontrol.dll) that does not validate input passed to the "SetClientInfo()" method, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands by tricking a user into visiting a specially crafted web page with Internet Explorer. This vulnerability is related to VUPEN/ADV-2006-2562
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Carsten Eiram (Secunia Research)
ChangeLog
2006-12-08 : Initial release
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