CVE-2009-3658 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the Sb.SuperBuddy.1 ActiveX control (sb.dll) in America Online (AOL) 9.5.0.1 allows remote attackers to trigger memory corruption or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed argument to the SetSuperBuddy method.

Published: 2009-10-09

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 22.0% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aol:superbuddy_activex_control:9.5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.22016.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_aol_91_superbuddy.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/36919
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/506889/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36580
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2812
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53614
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6704

History

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Subscriptions

Aol Superbuddy Activex Control

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-10-09T14:18:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:38:29.527Z

Reserved: 2009-10-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-3658

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-10-09T14:30:00.670

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2009-3658

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-416

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