CVE-2010-10015

Description

AOL versions up to and including 9.5 includes an ActiveX control (Phobos.dll) that exposes a method called Import() via the Phobos.Playlist COM object. This method is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when provided with an excessively long string argument. Exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user, but only when the malicious HTML file is opened locally, due to the control not being marked safe for scripting or initialization. AOL remains an active and supported brand offering services like AOL Mail and AOL Desktop Gold, but the legacy AOL 9.5 desktop software—specifically the version containing the vulnerable Phobos.dll ActiveX control—is long discontinued and no longer maintained.

References

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aol-phobos-playlist-import-stack-based-buffer-overflow

https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/32026/aol-phobos-dll-activex-control-import-buffer-overflow

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11204

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11190

https://www.broadcom.com/support/security-center/attacksignatures/detail?asid=26569

https://web.archive.org/web/20100804162117/http://www.rec-sec.com/2010/01/25/aol-playlist-class-buffer-overflow/

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/aol_phobos_bof.rb

https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=20354

http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11190

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3

CVSS v4

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