PT-2006-1686 · Aol · Aol Instant Messenger

Published 2006-02-10 · Updated 2018-10-19 · CVE-2006-0629

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.1

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) version 5.9.3861

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code, by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.

Recommendations For AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) version 5.9.3861, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-0629

Affected Products

Aol Instant Messenger

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-0629 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24362 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/423906/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/423920/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0948.html · Note