VDB-9374 · OSVDB 94925

AOL Instant Messenger 8.0.1.5 null pointer dereference

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9.3$0-$5k0.00

A vulnerability was found in AOL Instant Messenger 8.0.1.5 (Messaging Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 07/06/2013 by Marshall Whittaker as qdm2: check and reset dithering index per channel as not defined mailinglist post (Full-Disclosure). The advisory is available at seclists.org. The vendor was not involved in the coordination of the public release. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/02/2019).

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-27166, VDB-28650, VDB-36044 and VDB-37417 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.3

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Timelineinfo

07/06/2013 🔍
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07/10/2013 +4 days 🔍
04/02/2019 +2092 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: qdm2: check and reset dithering index per channel
Researcher: Marshall Whittaker
Status: Not defined
OSVDB: 94925

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2013 12:44
Updated: 04/02/2019 14:58
Changes: 07/10/2013 12:44 (43), 04/02/2019 14:58 (2)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 3:426:103

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