CVE-2006-0526

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.

Affected products

• AOL / aol_client_software8.0 – 8.0
• AOL / aol_client_software8.0 – 8.0
• AOL / aol_client_software9.0 – 9.0
• AOL / aol_client_software9.0 – 9.0
• AOL / aol_client_software9.0 – 9.0

References

• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16453
• MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423587/100/0/threaded
• MISChttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/953860
• MISChttp://www.cs.princeton.edu/~sudhakar/papers/winval.pdf
• MISChttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24498