CVEvulnerability
CVE-2011-10027
8.4 HIGH
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- Status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2025-08-20
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 4.0 ([email protected])
- 8.4 HIGH — 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- Weaknesses
- CWE-121
Description
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.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow weakness
References
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/aol_desktop_linktag.rb raw.githubusercontent.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16085 www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/16107 www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/17150 www.exploit-db.com
- https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/26516 www.fortiguard.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aol-desktop-rtx-stack-based-buffer-overflow www.vulncheck.com