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CVE-2004-0636

Buffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.5, including 5.5.3595, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Away message.

Published

2004-11-23T05:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 10.0 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	aol	instant_messenger	5.5	Yes
Application	aol	instant_messenger	5.5.3415_beta	Yes
Application	aol	instant_messenger	5.5.3595	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/12198/ Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=121&type=vulnerabilities Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735966 US Government Resource ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16926 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/12198/ Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=121&type=vulnerabilities Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735966 US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16926 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)