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CVE-2010-10015 Detail

Description

AOL versions up to and including 9.5 includes an ActiveX control (Phobos.dll) that exposes a method called Import() via the Phobos.Playlist COM object. This method is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow when provided with an excessively long string argument. Exploitation allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user, but only when the malicious HTML file is opened locally, due to the control not being marked safe for scripting or initialization. AOL remains an active and supported brand offering services like AOL Mail and AOL Desktop Gold, but the legacy AOL 9.5 desktop software—specifically the version containing the vulnerable Phobos.dll ActiveX control—is long discontinued and no longer maintained.


Metrics

 
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
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Nist CVSS score does not match with CNA score
CNA:  VulnCheck
CVSS-B 8.4 HIGH
Vector:  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

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11190 VulnCheck
https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=20354 VulnCheck
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/windows/fileformat/aol_phobos_bof.rb CISA-ADP, VulnCheck
https://web.archive.org/web/20100804162117/http://www.rec-sec.com/2010/01/25/aol-playlist-class-buffer-overflow/ VulnCheck
https://www.broadcom.com/support/security-center/attacksignatures/detail?asid=26569 VulnCheck
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11190 CISA-ADP
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11204 CISA-ADP, VulnCheck
https://www.fortiguard.com/encyclopedia/ips/32026/aol-phobos-dll-activex-control-import-buffer-overflow VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/aol-phobos-playlist-import-stack-based-buffer-overflow VulnCheck

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-121 Stack-based Buffer Overflow VulnCheck  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2010-10015
NVD Published Date:
08/21/2025
NVD Last Modified:
06/16/2026
Source:
VulnCheck