Description
Multiple buffer overflows in the AIM PicEditor 9.5.1.8 ActiveX control in YGPPicEdit.dll in AOL You've Got Pictures (YGP) Picture Editor allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (browser crash) via a long string in the (1) DisplayName, (2) FinalSavePath, (3) ForceSaveTo, (4) HiddenControls, (5) InitialEditorScreen, (6) Locale, (7) Proxy, and (8) UserAgent property values.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- AOL Picture Editor 'YGPPicEdit.dll' ActiveX Control 9.5.1.8 - Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities EDB-30936 · dos · Dec 25, 2007 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 1019143 vdb-entry
- 20071225 AOL YGP Picture Editor YGPPicEdit.dll Multiple Buffer Overflows mailing-list
- 20071227 Re: AOL YGP Picture Editor YGPPicEdit.dll Multiple Buffer Overflows mailing-list
- 27026 vdb-entry
- 41198 vdb-entry