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America Online 9.0 Security Edition builds "upon Internet Explorer technology to offer its users enhanced security and usability features". America Online 9.0 Security Edition ships with an ActiveX control which is marked as safe for scripting and contains a buffer overflow vulnerability which allows for the arbitrary execution of code.

Credit:
The information has been provided by iDefense Labs Security Advisories.
The original article can be found at: http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=429

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Vulnerable Systems:
* AOL Security Edition 9.0 with downloader plugin version 9.2.3.0

When AOL 9.0 is installed, it registers the following ActiveX control on the system:

ProgId: AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1
ClassId: D670D0B3-05AB-4115-9F87-D983EF1AC747
File: YGPPicDownload.dll

This control is registered as safe for scripting in IE and contains a buffer overflow in its AddPictureNoAlbum() method.

Solutions:
1. Users of AOL 9.0 or AOL 9.0 Security Edition are recommended to log in to the AOL service and a fix will be seamlessly applied to their system.

2. Users using versions of AOL that are older than 9.0 are strongly recommended to upgrade to the latest version of AOL 9.0 Security Edition."

Disclosure Timeline:
10/12/2006 - Initial vendor notification
10/23/2006 - Initial vendor response
10/25/2006 - Coordinated public disclosure

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