AOL Desktop 9.6 RTX Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
36Vexday Risk Score
Patch soon. It has a working public exploit.
ssvc Attendcvss 8.4epss 0.5%
from disclosure to weapon0 days
Published on NVDAug 20
metasploitJan 31
exploitation probability
0.5%top 57% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
AOL Desktop 9.6 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in its Tool\rich.rct component when parsing .rtx files. By embedding an overly long string in a hyperlink tag, an attacker can trigger a stack-based buffer overflow due to the use of unsafe strcpy operations. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code when a victim opens a malicious .rtx file. AOL Desktop is end-of-life and no longer supported. Users are encouraged to migrate to AOL Desktop Gold or alternative platforms.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
AOL Inc. · AOL DesktopReferences
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/aol_desktop_linktag.rbhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16085https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16107https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17150https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/26516https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aol-desktop-rtx-stack-based-buffer-overflow