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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in AOL Instant Messenger 4.7 (Messaging Software). This affects an unknown code of the component WAV File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed WAV file.
The weakness was shared 10/06/2001 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2001-1418 since 03/20/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (10686). The entries 17470 and 17468 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1
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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Timeline
10/06/2001 🔍10/06/2001 🔍
03/20/2005 🔍
07/09/2014 🔍
04/09/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: aol.comAdvisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1418 (🔍)
X-Force: 10686 - AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) WAV file denial of service
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Entry
Created: 07/09/2014 15:36Updated: 04/09/2019 11:55
Changes: 07/09/2014 15:36 (41), 04/09/2019 11:55 (13)
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