PT-2004-1728 · Aol · Aol Instant Messenger

Published 2004-08-12 · Updated 2017-07-11 · CVE-2004-0636

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) version 5.5, including 5.5.3595

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the goaway function within the aim:goaway URI handler. This allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by sending a long Away message.

Recommendations For AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) version 5.5, including 5.5.3595, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2004-0636

Affected Products

Aol Instant Messenger

References · 9

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/browser/aim_goaway.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/16525 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/395 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/431 · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/12198 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-0636 · Security Note
• http://idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=121&type=vulnerabilities · Vendor Advisory
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/735966 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16926 · Note