CVE-2006-6442

N/A Unknown
Published: December 10, 2006 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001173.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051230.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23043
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017357
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454105/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21488
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4904
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30790
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://attrition.org/pipermail/vim/2006-December/001173.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2006-December/051230.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23043
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securitytracker.com/id?1017357
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/454105/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/21488
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4904
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30790
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

18 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
14.9%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

aol

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