VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2005-1891
The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed buddy icon that causes an integer underflow in a loop counter variable.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.29%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.29%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed buddy icon that causes an integer underflow in a loop counter variable.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.29% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-191
- Affected
- aol/aim
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111816939928640&w=2Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111817881214343&w=2Mailing List
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014145Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13880Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111816939928640&w=2Mailing List
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=111817881214343&w=2Mailing List
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1014145Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13880Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.