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AOL Instant Messenger goim Handler Screen Name Parameter Handling Overflow

medium Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 1246

Synopsis

The remote host is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack

Description

The remote host is running AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). A problem has been reported in the handling of special characters. When a URL is sent to a user containing special characters that must be converted to addressable format, an overflow may occur. This has reportedly been able to create a Denial of Service.

Solution

Upgrade to the latest version of AOL Instant Messenger.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 1246

Published: 8/20/2004

Updated: 3/6/2019

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 5.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:U/RC:X

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:aol:aim

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2002-1953

BID: 5492