full-disclosure - [Advisory] * =Thu Mar 16 14:11:36 EST 2006= * Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AOL Client Software

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Message-ID: <20060316191139.916D75276@lists.grok.org.uk>
Date: Thu Mar 16 20:13:20 2006
From: dj_noresult at xs4all.nl (Arjan van der Velde)
Subject: [Advisory] * =Thu Mar 16 14:11:36 EST 2006= *
	Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AOL Client Software

[Advisory] * =Thu Mar 16 14:11:36 EST 2006= * Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in AOL Client Software

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I. DESCRIPTION
AOL Client Software incorrectly validates user input, making privilege escalation possible.

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II. HISTORY
6-1-2006 - Vendor Notification.
10-2-2006 - Vendor Reply.
16-3-2006 - Public Disclosure.
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III. WORKAROUND
There are no workarounds.
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IV. VENDOR RESPONSE
AOL Client Software has extended no identified explanation.
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V. CVE INFORMATION
The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) project has assigned the name CVE-2006-113593 to this issue

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APPENDIX A VENDOR INFORMATION
http://www.aol.com

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APPENDIX B REFERENCES
RFC 8961