Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Bug in AOL Control

When you install America Online 9.0 Security Edition, it installs an ActiveX control, AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1t, that is marked as being safe for scripting. Security researchers at iDefense discovered a buffer overflow in this control, which means it is not safe for scripting. A malicious website could take advantage of this to run code on your computer. If you use AOL 9.0 or AOL 9.0 Security Edition, log in to the AOL service and you will be automatically updated. See the details at http://labs.idefense.com/intelligence/vulnerabilities/display.php?id=420.