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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 (cr…

Published 21 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-191 Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/13880 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=111816939928640&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1014145 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • marc.info /?l=bugtraq&m=111817881214343&w=2 · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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