Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-0948 - Local Privilege Escalation vulnerability in AOL 9.04184.2340

047910
CVSS 7.2 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
aol
NVD
Published: 2006-08-21
Updated: 2018-10-18

Summary

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. AOL has released fixes to address this issue. These fixes can be automatically applied by logging in to the service.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Aol
1

References