CVE-2006-0948

N/A
Published: August 21, 2006 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:21 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAOL

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (9)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18734
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SREASON
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1416
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKPatch
http://securitytracker.com/id?1016717
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://www.osvdb.org/27995

CVSS

Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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