CVE-2004-0636 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.5, specifically within the "goaway" URI handler. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on a victim's system by sending a specially crafted, excessively long Away message. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no authentication and having complete impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV, exploit modules are readily available in Metasploit and ExploitDB, indicating a high potential for exploitation, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.3415_betaCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5.3415_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.3595CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:5.5.3595:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.