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CVE-2002-0785

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an "AddBuddy" link with the ScreenName parameter set to a large number of comma-separated values, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

Published

2002-08-12T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application aol instant_messenger 4.0 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.1 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.1.2010 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.2 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.2.1193 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.3 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.3.2229 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.4 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.5 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.6 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.7 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.7.2480 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.8.2616 Yes
Application aol instant_messenger 4.8.2646 Yes
References