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CVE-2000-1094

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via

Buffer overflow in AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) before 4.3.2229 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a "buddyicon" command with a long "src" argument.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.09832
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  • EPSS percentile: top 7% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
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Affected Products & Versions

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aol aim< 4.3.2229
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Public Exploits & PoCs

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remoteAOL Instant Messenger 4.0/4.1.2010/4.2.1193 - BuddyIcon Buffer Overflowverified
pocwww.atstake.com · a121200-1.txtwww.atstake.com
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Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Published to NVD09 Jan 2001 · 05:00 AM
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97668265628917&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97683774417132&w=2Third Party Advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/1692Broken Link
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