PT-1998-1087 · Aol · Aol Instant Messenger

Published 1998-02-01 · Updated 2022-08-17 · CVE-1999-0486

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AOL Instant Messenger (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service in AOL Instant Messenger by sending a malicious hyperlink to the receiving client, potentially resulting in a system crash.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-1999-0486

Affected Products

Aol Instant Messenger

References · 2

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-1999-0486 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/CVE-1999-0486 · Note