CVEvulnerability

CVE-2002-1953

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2002-12-31 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2002-12-31
Last modified
2026-06-16
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the goim handler of AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.4 through 4.8.2616 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via escaping of the screen name parameter, which triggers the overflow when the user selects "Get Info" on the buddy.

Affected configurations

• aol instant messenger 4.4 • aol instant messenger 4.5 • aol instant messenger 4.6 • aol instant messenger 4.7 • aol instant messenger 4.7.2480 • aol instant messenger 4.8.2616 • aol instant messenger 4.8.2646

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