VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 3.74%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.74%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.74% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- aol/instant messenger
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0086.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9058.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259435US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/5109
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4709Vendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0086.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9058.phpVendor Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259435US Government Resource
- http://www.osvdb.org/5109
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4709Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.