AOL Instant Messenger 4.7 Buddy Icon denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in AOL Instant Messenger 4.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Buddy Icon Handler. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2001-1417. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in AOL Instant Messenger 4.7 (Messaging Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Buddy Icon Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application hang or crash) via a buddy icon GIF file whose length and width values are larger than the actual image data.

The weakness was presented 10/06/2001 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared for download at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2001-1417 since 03/20/2005. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7255) and SecurityFocus (BID 3408†). See VDB-17470 and VDB-17469 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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07/09/2014 +3398 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: aol.com

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2001-1417 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-1417
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-17468
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X-Force: 7255 - AOL Instant Messenger large buddy icon denial of service
SecurityFocus: 3408 - AOL Instant Messenger Large BuddyIcon Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/09/2014 15:35
Updated: 11/13/2024 02:04
Changes: 07/09/2014 15:35 (41), 04/09/2019 11:49 (17), 11/13/2024 02:04 (17)
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Cache ID: 216:B01:103

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