CVE-2004-0636

Summary

CVECVE-2004-0636
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2004-11-23 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-07-11 01:30:00 UTC
DescriptionBuffer overflow in the goaway function in the aim:goaway URI handler for AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.5, including 5.5.3595, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long Away message.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.5 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.5.3415_beta All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.5.3595 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.5 All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.5.3415_beta All All All
Application Aol Instant Messenger 5.5.3595 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#735966 CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
iDEFENSE MISC www.idefense.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Secunia - Advisories - AOL Instant Messenger "Away" Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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