CVE Catalog

CVE-2006-0948

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4184.2340, and probably other versions, sets insecure permissions (Everyone/Full Control) on the "America Online 9.0" directory. A local user can replace critical files and escalate privileges.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with local access can take control of the AOL application and potentially the entire system by replacing executables or libraries.

Recommendation

Immediately update AOL to the latest version and manually correct the directory permissions by removing the Everyone/Full Control entry.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

AOL 9.0 Security Edition revision 4184.2340, and probably other versions, uses insecure permissions (Everyone/Full Control) for the "America Online 9.0" directory, which allows local users to gain privileges by replacing critical files.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS