CVE-2001-1420

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Published Mar 20, 2005 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename, possibly caused by a buffer overflow.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-1400	AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long filename, possibly caused by a buffer overflow.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.4% (2.448% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/972499
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-569MEK
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/218920
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3407
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7254

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Aol Instant Messenger

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 20, 2005, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:58 AM
Reserved: Mar 20, 2005, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Nov 12, 2026, 12:10 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 2, 2005, 4:00 AM
Modified: Nov 12, 2026, 12:10 AM

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