CVE-2006-0526

high

Description

The default configuration of the America Online (AOL) client software allows all users to modify a certain registry value that specifies a DLL file name, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse program.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24498

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16453

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423587/100/0/threaded

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/953860

http://www.cs.princeton.edu/~sudhakar/papers/winval.pdf

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-02-02

Updated: 2026-04-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H