Overview
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) is an application that allows one peer to communicate with another. A vulnerability exists that can crash the client window.
Description
All versions of AIM for Windows proir to beta version 4.8.2540 contain a buffer overflow that permits an attacker to cause a denial of service. It is not believed that arbitrary code can be executed through the exploitation of this vulnerability. By sending numerous HTML comments "<--", an attacker can cause the victim's client to crash. The denial of service can occur even if the victim does not accept messages from users not on their buddy list. |
Impact
By repeatedly sending this message, a continued denial of service can be caused. |
Solution
This has been resolved in AIM for Windows beta version 4.8.2540. |
Vendor Information
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | ||
| Temporal | ||
| Environmental |
References
Acknowledgements
Our thanks to Leon
This document was written by Jason Rafail
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | None |
| Severity Metric: | 7.92 |
| Date Public: | 2001-10-01 |
| Date First Published: | 2002-01-31 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2002-01-31 21:09 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 9 |