CVE-2006-5501

critical

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29797

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4197

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20745

http://securitytracker.com/id?1017121

http://secunia.com/advisories/22567

http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=430

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-10-25

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0522