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CVE-2006-5501

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.42%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2006-10-25 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. It may be remotely exploitable.

CVE
CVE-2006-5501
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.42%

Original NVD Description

Buffer overflow in the AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1 ActiveX control (YGPPicDownload.dll) 9.2.3.0 in America Online (AOL) 9.0 Security Edition allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the downloadFileDirectory property, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5502.