CVE-2006-0629

critical

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/24362

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423920/100/0/threaded

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423906/100/0/threaded

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2006-01/0948.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2006-02-10

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0173