CVE-2006-5502 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1 ActiveX control (YGPPicDownload.dll) within America Online (AOL) 9.0 Security Edition. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by exploiting the AddPictureNoAlbum method. With a CVSS score of 7.5, it is considered highly severe, requiring no authentication and having a low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code or community discussion has been identified for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol:9.0:*:security:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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