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CVE-2005-1891
The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
High7.5EPSS 2.3%
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- mitre
Description
The GIF parser in ateimg32.dll in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3797 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed buddy icon that causes an integer underflow in a loop counter variable.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (4)
- 13880 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 20050607 AOL AIM Instant Messenger Buddy Icon "ateimg32.dll" DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 1014145 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- 20050607 Re: AOL AIM Instant Messenger Buddy Icon "ateimg32.dll" DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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