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Status published
Medium
CVE-2002-1953
Heap-based buffer overflow in the goim handler of AOL Instant...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
instant messenger
Vulnerable Versions:
4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616, 4.8.2646
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 28th, 2005
Last Modified:
September 17th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.