Secunia Security Advisory - A vulnerability has been discovered in the AOL downloadUpdater2 plugin for Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a user's system.
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TITLE:
AOL downloadUpdater2 Firefox Plugin Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA48945
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RELEASE DATE:
2012-08-07
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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been discovered in the AOL downloadUpdater2
plugin for Firefox, which can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a user's system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error when handling
"src" attribute in an "embed" element (when "type" is set to
"applicatiotn/x-vend.aol.dnupdater2.1") and can be exploited to cause
a buffer overflow by e.g. tricking a user into visiting a specially
crafted website.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
The vulnerability is confirmed in version 1.3.0.0. Other versions may
also be affected.
SOLUTION:
No official solution is currently available.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
rgod
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20295/
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