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CVE-2002-0785

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an "AddBuddy" link with the ScreenName paramet…

Published 24 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.0
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.7%
percentile 90%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

  • osvdb.org /5109 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_OSVDB, x_transferred
  • archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0086.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • iss.net /security_center/static/9058.php · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/4709 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • kb.cert.org /vuls/id/259435 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN, x_transferred

Sources

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