PT-2001-1134 · Aol · Aol Instant Messenger

Published 2001-01-09 · Updated 2024-02-09 · CVE-2000-1094

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) versions prior to 4.3.2229

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "buddyicon" command with a long src argument. This is achieved by exploiting a buffer overflow in the software.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.3.2229, update to version 4.3.2229 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the "buddyicon" command with a long src argument until a patch is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-1094

Affected Products

Aol Instant Messenger

References · 7

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20511 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://atstake.com/research/advisories/2000/a121200-1.txt · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1094 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/70752 · Telegram Post
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97683774417132&w=2 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97668265628917&w=2 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/1692 · Note