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TI-2006-05604 Aliases CVE-2006-5820GHSA-m6ph-5xx8-wchf

The LinkSBIcons method in the SuperBuddy ActiveX control (Sb.SuperBuddy.1) in America…

Priority MEDIUM 51Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The LinkSBIcons method in the SuperBuddy ActiveX control (Sb.SuperBuddy.1) in America Online 9.0 Security Edition dereferences an arbitrary function pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified pointer value.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.08496 95th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol:9.0:*:security:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableAOL
  • cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol:9.0:*:security:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·AOL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5820
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m6ph-5xx8-wchf
  3. 2026-10-24 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile
  4. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  5. 2026-10-29 EPSS moved to the 95th–99th percentile

References

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2006-05313 Heap-based buffer overflow in the AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1 ActiveX control… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2006-05312 Buffer overflow in the AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1 ActiveX control (YGPPicDownload.dll) 9.2.3.0… 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

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