CVE-2002-0005 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) versions 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616, and potentially others. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by sending a specially crafted, excessively long argument within a game request (AddGame). With a CVSS score of 10.0 (HIGH), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network without authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating its historical exploitability and continued relevance for analysis.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.3.2229CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3.2229:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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