TI-2006-06189 Aliases CVE-2006-6442 GHSA-mj38-p228-pv59

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetClientInfo function in the…

MEDIUM 49CWE-119Published 2006-12-10 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetClientInfo function in the CDDBControlAOL.CDDBAOLControl ActiveX control (cddbcontrol.dll), as used in America Online (AOL) 7.0 4114.563, 8.0 4129.230, and 9.0 Security Edition 4156.910, and possibly other products, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long ClientId argument.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05656 93rd 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

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:7.0_4114.563:::::::*	7.0_4114.563	Vulnerable	AOL
cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:8.0_4129.230:::::::*	8.0_4129.230	Vulnerable	AOL
cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:9.0::security_4156.910:::::	9.0	Vulnerable	AOL

cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:7.0_4114.563:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0_4114.563 Vulnerable ·AOL
cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:8.0_4129.230:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0_4129.230 Vulnerable ·AOL
cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:9.0:*:security_4156.910:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·AOL

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-6442
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mj38-p228-pv59

References

Advisory 1

ADV-2006-4904

Other 2

TI-2006-00306 Buffer overflow in YGPPicFinder.DLL in AOL You've Got Pictures (YGP) Picture Finder Tool… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
TI-2007-01693 Unspecified vulnerability in (1) Deskbar.dll and (2) Toolbar.dll in AOL 9.0 before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
TI-2006-00511 The default configuration of the America Online (AOL) client software allows all users to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
TI-2005-02461 AOL Client Software 9.0 uses insecure permissions for its installation path, which allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2

Sources

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