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AOL.Phobos.DLL.ActiveX.Control.Import.Method.Access

Release Date

Feb 04, 2010

Severity

high

Impact

System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.

Description

This indicates an attempt to exploit a code-execution vulnerability in AOL.

The vulnerability is located in the "Phobos.dll" ActiveX control through
misuse of the "Import" method. It may allow remote attackers to execute
arbitrary code in the context of the application using the affected ActiveX
control. Failed exploit attempts will likely cause the program to crash,
resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Affected Products

AOL 9.5

Recommended Actions

Set the kill bit for the following CLSID:
{A105BD70-BF56-4D10-BC91-41C88321F47C}

Coverage

IPS
VCM

Reference/s

http://www.rec-sec.com/2010/01/25/aol-playlist-class-buffer-overflow/
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11257
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11204
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/61964

Reference: VID-18132