>> AOL "YGP Picture Finder Tool" ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Title : AOL "YGP Picture Finder Tool" ActiveX Control Buffer Overflow Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2006-0221 CVE ID : CVE-2006-0316
Rated as : Critical
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2006-01-16
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in AOL software and AOL You've Got Pictures, which could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands. This flaw is due to a buffer overflow error in the AOL YGP Picture Finder Tool ActiveX control (YGPPicFinder.dll) that does not properly handle overly long input strings, which could be exploited by remote attackers to compromise a vulnerable system by convincing a user to visit a specially crafted web page.
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