CVE-2006-5820

Description

The LinkSBIcons method in the SuperBuddy ActiveX control (Sb.SuperBuddy.1) in America Online 9.0 Security Edition dereferences an arbitrary function pointer, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a modified pointer value.

9.3

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 40.74% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory tippingpoint.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/23224	vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/478225	third party advisory us government resource
http://secunia.com/advisories/24714	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/1184	vdb entry
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/2513	third party advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/33347	vdb entry
http://osvdb.org/34318	vdb entry
http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/advisories/TSRT-07-03.html	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/464313/100/0/threaded	mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-5820?: CVE-2006-5820 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-5820?: To fix CVE-2006-5820, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-5820 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2006-5820 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~41% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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