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CVE-2006-0629
Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.1EPSS 2.7%
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- mitre
Description
Unspecified vulnerability in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 5.9.3861 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (client crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code by tricking the user into requesting Buddy Info about a long screen name, which might cause a buffer overflow.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.7% · top 14% 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 5.1.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 20060203 AOL Instant Messenger Version 5.9.3861 Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- aim-buddy-info-bo(24362) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 20060203 Re: AOL Instant Messenger Version 5.9.3861 Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20060129 AOL Instant Messenger 5.9.3861 Local Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
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