CVE-2002-1953

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Summary

CVECVE-2002-1953
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2002-12-31 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionHeap-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.4 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.5 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.6 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.7 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.7.2480 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.8.2616 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 4.8.2646 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
AOL Instant Messenger Link Special Character Remote Heap Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Exploit
ISS X-Force Database: aim-goim-screenname-bo (9950): AOL Instant Messenger "goim" handler screenname buffer overflow could crash the client af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.iss.net
SecurityFocus HOME Mailing List: BugTraq af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 online.securityfocus.com
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