Buffer overflow in AOL You've Got Pictures (YGP) Pic Downloader YGPPDownload ActiveX control (AOL.PicDownloadCtrl.1, YGPPicDownload.dll), as used in America Online 9.0 Security Edition, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the SetAlbumName method.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-3888 is rated Moderate Risk (57.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.77%, 92th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 19.80% | 5.77% | -14.03% |
| 2 | 2026-01-02 | 17.80% | 19.80% | +2.00% |
| 3 | 2025-05-29 | — | 17.80% | — |
Full EPSS history (11 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 2.0 | HIGH |
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10.0 | 6.4 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
alpine
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— | CVE-2006-3888: no source package rows; 0 state rows across 0 repos (none); fixed 0, open 0. | https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2006-3888 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| aol | ygp_pic_downloader_activex_control | — | cpe:2.3:a:aol:ygp_pic_downloader_activex_control:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |