CVE-2001-1419 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) versions 4.7.2480 and earlier, as well as Cerulean Studios Trillian. A remote attacker can trigger an application crash by sending an instant message containing a large number of "<!--" HTML comments. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring no authentication, and resulting in a partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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