Buffer overflow in the AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1 ActiveX control (YGPPicDownload.dll) 9.2.3.0…
Priority LOW 39Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03432 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5501
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xmqf-c7cr-275p
References
More Aol vulnerabilities
- TI-2006-05604 The LinkSBIcons method in the SuperBuddy ActiveX control (Sb.SuperBuddy.1) in America… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
- TI-2006-05313 Heap-based buffer overflow in the AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1 ActiveX control… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2006-00923 AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4184.2340, and probably other versions, uses insecure… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
Sources
- CVE-2006-5501 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-5501 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xmqf-c7cr-275p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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