AOL Instant Messenger 3.5 Message ASCII Value denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in AOL Instant Messenger 3.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Message Handler. Executing a manipulation as part of ASCII Value can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2000-0190. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AOL Instant Messenger 3.5 (Messaging Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the component Message Handler. The manipulation as part of a ASCII Value leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) client allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a message with a malformed ASCII value.

The weakness was published 03/02/2000 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2000-0190. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/02/2000 🔍
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06/23/2014 +5226 days 🔍
04/21/2026 +4319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: archives.neohapsis.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2000-0190 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0190
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15370

Entryinfo

Created: 06/23/2014 23:28
Updated: 04/21/2026 00:42
Changes: 06/23/2014 23:28 (39), 04/05/2019 16:37 (10), 10/08/2020 12:24 (1), 04/21/2026 00:42 (18)
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