CVE-2002-0785 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) where a remote attacker can crash the application. This is achieved by sending an "AddBuddy" link containing an excessively long, comma-separated ScreenName parameter, potentially leading to a buffer overflow. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity with low attack complexity and no authentication required, resulting in partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this older vulnerability.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1.2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.1.2010:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.2.1193CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.2.1193:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.