Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-6442
CVE-2006-6442
Description
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.
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Affected products
4cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:7.0_4114.563:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:7.0_4114.563:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:8.0_4129.230:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:aol:aol_client_software:9.0:*:security_4156.910:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
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References
9- secunia.com/advisories/23043nvdVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory/nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4904nvdVendor Advisory
- attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001173.htmlnvd
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051230.htmlnvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454105/100/0/threadednvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21488nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30790nvd
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