CVE-2002-0785

N/A Unknown
Published: August 12, 2002 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via an "AddBuddy" link with the ScreenName parameter set to a large number of comma-separated values, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0086.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9058.php
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259435
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/5109
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4709
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-05/0086.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9058.php
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/259435
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.osvdb.org/5109
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4709
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.2%
85th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

aol