PT-2001-2512 · Aol · Aol Instant Messenger

Published 2001-10-06 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2001-1418

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 (AIM) version 4.7

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, by sending a malformed WAV file.

Recommendations For AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) version 4.7, avoid using the application to open WAV files from untrusted sources until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the handling of WAV files in the application to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1418

Affected Products

Aol Instant Messenger

References · 5

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/218920 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1418 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-569M8X · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10686 · Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/990451 · Note