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CVE-2001-1417
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a buddy icon GIF file…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.4%
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- mitre
Description
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a buddy icon GIF file whose length and width values are larger than the actual image data.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.4% · top 16% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- 3408 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JARL-56TQEN (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- aim-large-buddyicon-dos(7255) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20011006 AIM Exploits (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- VU#710347 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 20011230 Windows AIM Client Exploits (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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