Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 25, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5501

Description

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.

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Affected products

AOL/Aol
cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol:9.0:*:security:*:*:*:*:*
AOL/9.0 Security Editionllm-create
Range: =9.2.3.0

Patches

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References

labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.phpnvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/22567nvd
securitytracker.com/idnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/20745nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4197nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29797nvd

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