CVE-2002-0005 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7.2480, 4.8.2616, and other versions allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long argument in a game request (AddGame).

Published: 2002-03-09

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 27.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.3.2229:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.6:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.7.2480:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:aol:instant_messenger:4.8.2616:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.2793.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=ntbugtraq&m=100998295512885&w=2
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/907819
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0201&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=198
http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0201&L=ntbugtraq&F=P&S=&P=72
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/247944
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3769
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7743

History

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Subscriptions

Aol Instant Messenger

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T02:35:17.237Z

Reserved: 2002-01-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-0005

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-01-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2002-0005

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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