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CVE-2006-6442
Stack-based buffer overflow in the SetClientInfo function in the CDDBControlAOL.CDDBAOLControl ActiveX control (cddbcontrol.dll), as used…
High9.3EPSS 5.5%
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.5% · top 7.2% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (9)
- ADV-2006-4904 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 21488 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20061211 Secunia Research: AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control"SetClientInfo()" Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1017357 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 23043 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- aol-cddbcontrol-bo(30790) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20061211 Secunia Research: AOL CDDBControl ActiveX Control "SetClientInfo()" Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2006-69/advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20061211 GraceNote CDDBControl (CVE-2006-3134) = CDDBAOLControl (CVE-2006-6442) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_VIMx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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